Marcus can choose between a monthly salary of $1,500 plus a 5.5% commission of sales or $2,000 plus a 3% commission of sales. He expects about $8,000 in sales each month. Which salary option should he choose?

Haruka hiked several kilometers in the morning. she hiked only 66 kilometers in the afternoon, which was 25% less than she had hiked in the morning. how many kilometers did haruka hike in all?

Ascientist has discovered an organism that produces five offspring exactly one hour after its own birth, and then goes on to live for one week without producing any additional offspring. each replicated organism also replicates at the same rate. at hour one, there is one organism. at hour two, there are five more organisms. how many total organisms are there at hour seven? 2,801 19,531 19,607 97.655

Solve for the equation. 4x - 13 = 2x + 9