Symify 9 to the 2 power / 9 to the 7 power

Will give brainliest! 2017 amc 12a problem 24 quadrilateral [tex]abcd[/tex] is inscribed in circle [tex]o[/tex] and has side lengths [tex]ab=3, bc=2, cd=6[/tex], and [tex]da=8[/tex]. let [tex]x[/tex] and [tex]y[/tex] be points on [tex]\overline{bd}[/tex] such that [tex]\frac{dx}{bd} = \frac{1}{4}[/tex] and [tex]\frac{by}{bd} = \frac{11}{36}[/tex]. let [tex]e[/tex] be the intersection of line [tex]ax[/tex] and the line through [tex]y[/tex] parallel to [tex]\overline{ad}[/tex]. let [tex]f[/tex] be the intersection of line [tex]cx[/tex] and the line through [tex]e[/tex] parallel to [tex]\overline{ac}[/tex]. let [tex]g[/tex] be the point on circle [tex]o[/tex] other than [tex]c[/tex] that lies on line [tex]cx[/tex]. what is [tex]xf\cdot xg[/tex]? show all work!

Apackage of bacon holds 15 strips of bacon. the pancake house uses 17 packages of bacon in the morning and 21 packages in the afternoon. how many more strips were used in the afternoon than the morning?

How is working backward similar to solving an equation?