Your job pays you $1,600 per month. all taxes combined reduce your pay by 25%. your current expenses are $1,200 per month. you want to join a health club for $75 per month. can you afford it?

Asporting good store is offering 30 percent off of the original price(x) of football cleats. the discount will be reduced by an another $7 before sales tax.

What is the perimeter of an equilateral triangle if each side is (x+3)?

Mrs. julien’s and mrs. castillejo’s classes are selling cookie dough for a school fundraiser. customers can buy packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and packages of triple chocolate cookie dough. mrs. julien’s class sold 25 packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and 30 packages of triple chocolate cookie dough for a total of $221.25. mrs. castillejo’s class sold 5 packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and 45 packages of triple chocolate cookie dough for a total of $191.25. (a) write the system of equations that model the problem. be sure to explain which equation represents which situation. (b) find the cost of each type of cookie. show your work. (c) explain which method you used to solve the system and why you chose that method.