A rectangular pool surrounded by a walkway is enclosed in a backyard. The enclosed section covers an area of 300 square feet, and the width is 5 feet shorter than the length.
The walkway has width x feet.
Given the formula A = (20 – 2.) (15 – 2x), what does (15 – 2x) represent in this
context?

Just want to make sure I got the right answer?

sorry I don't know

Step-by-step explanation:

the largest number of the four options is 1.8 x 10-2

you have it in scientific notation.

1.80 x 10-6   = 0.00000180

1.80 x 10-4   = 0.000180 (bigger, or "less small", than the former one)

so

1.8 x 10-2       = 0.0180. as you see. the "less small", or the biggest one of them all.

as you have negative exponent, it means you are dividing 1.8 by 100 (i.e. moving the dot towards left, two times).

if you had positive exponent for the scientific notation, power of tenths, you would be multiplying times 100 (moving the dot towards right) as below:

1.8 x (10)2 = 180

so. if you have negative exponent in scientific notation, move the dot toward left. if it is positive, toward right as many times the exponent tells you.