If x = 3- 2 square root 2 , find the value of x square - 1 by x square.

Three children each had the same amount of money in their savings account. one of the children withdrew three quarters of her moneyand spent it all on a $100 sports jersey. what was the total amount of money originally in the accounts?

Nine more than four times a number is the same as one less than twice the number. find the number?

Michelle and julie work at a catering company. they need to bake 264 cookies for a birthday party that starts in a little over an hour and a half. each tube of cookie dough claims to make 36 cookies, but michelle eats about 1/5 of every tube and julie makes cookies that are 1.5 times as large as the recommended cookie size.it takes about 8 minutes to bake a container of cookies, but since julie's cookies are larger, they take 12 minutes to bake. a. how many tubes should each girl plan to bake? how long does each girl use the oven? b. explain your solution process what did you make? c. what assumptions did you make?