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Mr switzer needs to buy new 1-foot tiles to cover his bathroom floor. the floor is 12 feet long and 8 feet wide. each square foot of tile will cost $1.79. in dollars what will be the total cost of the tiles he needs to buy.

Marco has $38.43 dollars in his checking account. his checking account is linked to his amazon music account so he can buy music. the songs he purchases cost $1.29. part 1: write an expression to describe the amount of money in his checking account in relationship to the number of songs he purchases. part 2: describe what the variable represents in this situation.

[10 points, algebra 2]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?