How do you turn 1.25 to a whole number

What are “like terms”? why can we only add like terms?

Solve each quadratic equation by factoring and using the zero product property. x^2 - 8x + 30 = 3x

Afarmer has a large field that is x feet in length. he wants to fence in a rectangular section in the middle of the field , leaving a length of 100 feet of open field behind each end of the fenced rectangle.he also wants the width of the fenced-in space to be 100 feet less than its length. find the expressions to represent the length and width of the fenced section of the field