Trent is fishing from a pier: The tip of his fishing rod is 53 3/4 feet above the surface of the water. The hook on the end of the fishing line is directly below the tip of the fishing rod 12 2/3 feet below the surface of the water. Trent lets his hook drop another 10 inches. What is the distance, in feet, between the tip of the fishing rod and the hook?

Arianna is buying plants for her garden. she buys 15 flowering plants for $96. pink flowering plants sell for $8, and purple flowering plants sell for $5. how many pink flowering plants did arianna buy? i figured out the answer! the answer is 7. 8x +5y = 96 plug in 7 for x 8 (7) + 5y = 96 56 + 5y = 96 subtract 56 from both sides 5y/y = 40/5 y = 8 she bought 7 pink and 8 purple plants

Solutions for 2x+7 less than or equal to 3x-5

Acompany wants to reduce the dimensions of its logo by one fourth to use on business cards. if the area of the original logo is 4 square inches, what is the area of the logo that will be used on the business cards?