Arope that is 2 feet and 6 inches long is cut into 3 strips in a ratio of 2: 3: 5 how long is the longest piece                  how much longer is the longest piece than the shortest one?

Afruit stand has to decide what to charge for their produce. they need $10 for 4 apples and 4 oranges. they also need $15 for 6 apples and 6 oranges. we put this information into a system of linear equations. can we find a unique price for an apple and an orange?

Given abcd ac=38 and ae=3x+4 find the value of x

Gabriel determined that his total cost would be represented by 2.5x + 2y – 2. his sister states that the expression should be x + x + 0.5x + y + y – 2. who is correct? explain.