7. a. Use the distributive property to rewrite the equation. Enter the new equation as your answer.
2 (x - 1) - 3 = 5
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8.b. Combine any like terms to rewrite the equation that you entered as an answer in part a.
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9.c Use addition or subtraction to rewrite the equation that you entered as an answer in part b.
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10.d. Use multiplication or division to rewrite the equation that you entered as an answer in part c.
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The blue whale is the largest animal living on the earth. the average blue whale measures 100 feet long (30 meters) and weighs 300,000 pounds (136,000 kilograms). a whale’s head is 1⁄3 of the length of its body. a new baby whale is 1⁄4 the length of a grown whale. the average man is 1⁄17 the length of a blue whale, and 1⁄1,818 its weight. a human baby measures 1⁄4 of the length of an adult. calculate the following information: how long is a whale’s head? how long is a new baby whale? how tall is the average man? how much does the average man weigh? how tall is the average human baby?

Jack lives on a farm and has a large backyard. the area of his rectangular backyard is of a square mile. if the width of the yard is of a mile, what fraction of a mile is the length of the rectangular backyard?

Tim's phone service charges $23.06 plus an additional $0.22 for each text message sent per month. if tim's phone bill was $28.56, which equation could be used to find how many text messages, x, tim sent last month?