2 is Negative because the fraction is negative. 3 is 978.6 gal changes per hour, I got this answer by subtracting 58,432.4 by 56,475.2 getting 1,957.2 and dividing that by 2.
2. Negative because if we multiply [tex] - \frac{3}{4} [/tex] by itself 13 times the answer resulting will be negative as if a negative number is multiplied to an other negative number odd number of times it will result in a negative number.
