Use the distributive property to remove the parentheses.

Simplify your answer as much as possible.

3/4 (3--16)

I believe it is 14.25

Step-by-step:

3/4 (3 - - 16)

First do what's in the parentheses

(3 - - 16) - > (3 + 16)

because two negatives make a positive (aka when you subtract - 16 from 3 it becomes positive 16)

Then (3 + 16) = (19)

3/4 (19) you multiply and get 14.25