Lateral and total surface area

Which of the following represents a number squared is equal to twenty more than nine times that number ? a) x squared = 9x + 20 b) x squared = 20x + 9 c) x squared > 9 + 20x d) x squared = 9 + x + 20

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

14. (05.02 lc) what is the value of y in the solution to the following system of equations? (5 points) 2x + y = −4 5x + 3y = −6