How many solutions does 9 - 5x = 8 - 3x - 1 - 2x have?

Ametal rod needs to be 9 feet and 5.5 inches in length. the sections of the poles being used are each 1 foot and 10.5 inches long. how many 1ft 10.5in sections would be needed to complete the 9ft 5.5in metal rod? and how many inches of material will be left?

Liz had 140 pens and inna had 100 pens. after inna gave liz some pens, liz had 3 times as many pens as inna. how many pens did inna give liz?

The data set represents the ages of players in a chess club. 27, 34, 38, 16, 22, 45, 54, 60. what is the mean absolute deviation of the data set?