Find 3+(-9) should you add or subtract 3 and 9? why?

Ashopper bought a watermelon a pack of napkins and some paper plates in his state there was no tax on food the tax rate on non-food items is 5% the total for the three items he bought was 825 before tags and he paid $0.19 in taxes how much did the watermelon cost

Iam trying to solve a linear equation for the shoe size of someone 84" tall taking into consideration example 1 is 69" tall with a shoe size of 9 and example 2 is 72 inches tall with a shoe size of 11. i understand that the equation should be y=mx+b and that on the graph the answer is (3,2) but i just don't understand how to create the equation to solve for 84-inches and 60-inches tall questions. after two days, i need .

Simplify (1/2)4th power a. (1/16) b.(1/8) c.(1/4)