10+8=18 what number sentence should i write

Is a positive integer raised to a negative power always positive

Tod does not have any cookies. david gives jeff 8 cookies. then he splits half of the cookies he has left with tod. david let’s c represent the number of cookies that he starts with. he finds the number of cookies that tod has is 1/2 the difference of c and 8. write an expression to represent the number of cookies that tod has.

Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation. if necessary, round to the nearest hundredth. x^2 - 23 = 10x a. -1.93, 11.93 b. 1.93, -11.93 c. 1.93, 11.93 d. -1.93, -11.93