Type the correct answer in each box. Write your answers in decimal form, rounded to the nearest tenth, if necessary. Type the solution with the smaller value in the first blank. (Hint: to complete your calculations, you may need to use mental math.) Select and use the most direct method to solve 2x(x + 1.5) = -1.

In triangle abc segment de is parallel to the side ac . (the endpoints of segment de lie on the sides ab and bc respectively). find de, if ac=20cm, ab=17cm, and bd=11.9cm;

Saline iv fluid bags cost $64.20 for 24, 1000 ml bags from one supplier. a new supplier sells 500 ml bags for $2 each. the hospital uses about 10,000, 1000 ml bags each month. nurses report that about half of the bags are more than half full when they are discarded. if you are going to use only one supplier, which size bag provides the best deal, and how much will you save each month? compare the cost of the new supplier to the current one.

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