Jenny & Natasha are working on a problem together: Solve x / 3 + 8 = −2. Natasha thinks the first step is to multiply by 3. Jenny explains that this is not the most efficient way to solve. Explain who is correct & justify your reasoning.

Adecorative window is made up of a rectangle with semicircles at either end. the ratio of ad to ab is 3: 2 and ab is 30 inches. what is the ratio of the area of the rectangle to the combined area of the semicircles? possible answers: a. 2: 3 b. 3: 2 c. 6: π d. 9: π e. 30: π