What is another way to group the factors to find 3 × (2 × 4)?

What is the value of x in the following equation. -x ^3/2 = -27

Bob is putting books on a shelf and takes a break after filling 18 1/2 inches on the book shelf. the book shelf is now 2/3 full. how long is the entire bookshelf?

The graph of a function f(x)=(x+2)(x-4). which describes all of the values for which the graph is negative and increasing? all real values of x where x< -2 all real values of x where -2