If x + 9.8=14.7, what is the value of 8(x-3.7)?

Charlie is at an amusement park that has 18 different rides. each ride costs $1.75. the function c(r) = 1.75r represents the total amount of money that charlie will spend if he goes on r rides, but he never goes on the same one more than once. what domain and range are reasonable for the function?

The function p(x) = –2(x – 9)2 + 100 is used to determine the profit on t-shirts sold for x dollars. what would the profit from sales be if the price of the t-shirts were $15 apiece?

Since we have computer algebra systems that can solve polynomial division problems for us, why is it necessary to learn how to do these things by hand?