Need some help on vertical adjacent complementary angles (algebraic)

Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable. ∣-4b-8∣+∣-1-b^2 ∣+2b^3 ; b=-2

Which of the following disjunctions is true? 4 + 4 = 16 or 6 - 5 = 11 4 · 3 = 7 or 3 - 2 = 5 8 - 5 = 13 or 7 · 2 = 12 7 - 4 = 11 or 6 + 3 = 9

Alcoa was $10.02 a share yesterday. today it is at $9.75 a share. if you own 50 shares, did ou have capital gain or loss ? how much of a gain or loss did you have ? express the capital gain/loss as a percent of the original price