Evaluate (3x + 5) - (2x + 7) when x = 5. A. 30 - 34 = -4
B. 20 - 17 = 3
C. 20 - 10 + 7 = 17
D. 30 + 34 = 64
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An equation representing lyle’s hedge-trimming business is a = 12n - 300 where a is the amount of profit or loss in dollars and n is the number of hedges trimmed. how would the graph of lyle’s business change if the equation a = 10n - 300 represented his business? the graph would be flatter. the graph would be steeper. the graph would start closer to the origin. the graph would start lower on the y-axis.

Carly stated, “all pairs of rectangles are dilations.” which pair of rectangles would prove that carly’s statement is incorrect?

G. how many different 6-letter arrangements can be formed using the letters in the word absent, if each letter is used only once? a. 6 b. 36 c. 720 d. 46,656