You have the following functions:
[tex]\begin{gathered} f(x)=\frac{x}{4}-3 \\ g(x)=4x^2+2x-4 \end{gathered}[/tex]In order to find (g + f)(x) add like terms of each function. Remind that like terms are those terms with the same variable and same exponent.
Then, you have:
[tex]\begin{gathered} (f+g)(x)=4x^2+2x+\frac{x}{4}-3-4 \\ (f+g)(x)=4x^2+\frac{9}{4}x-7 \end{gathered}[/tex]Hence, the answer is
4x^2 + 9/4 x - 7
