A boat travels 224 miles upstream in 8 hours. The next day it returns the same distance in 7 hours. Assuming the current remained the same both ways, write and solve a system to determine the speed of the boat in still water and the currant of the stream.

Find the amount in a continuously compounded account for the given condition. principal: $1000, annual interest rate: 4.8%, time: 2 yr

An equation representing lyle’s hedge-trimming business is a = 12n - 300 where a is the amount of profit or loss in dollars and n is the number of hedges trimmed. how would the graph of lyle’s business change if the equation a = 10n - 300 represented his business? the graph would be flatter. the graph would be steeper. the graph would start closer to the origin. the graph would start lower on the y-axis.

Pete is making decorations for a dinner party. the instructions tell him to use 9 flowers for a medium-sized decoration. complete each statement to adjust the flowers for different-sized decorations based on these instructions.