A 15% tip on a $15 meal would be how much money

Ablock of wood is a cube whose side is x in. long. you cut off a 1-inch thick piece from the entire right side. then you cut off a 3-inch thick piece from the entire top of the remaining shape. the volume of the remaining block is 2,002 in3. what are the dimensions of the original block of wood?

X+ y = 5 ; x - y =3 solve using linear combination

George is putting trim around his rectangular deck, including the gate. he will need 44 feet of trim to do the entire deck. if the deck is 13 feet long, how wide is the deck?