Describe a situation where it is easier to use decimals than fractions

Given f(x)=2x^2-8x+6 and g(x)=3x-1 find f(x) +g(x) a. 2x^2+5x+5 b.2x^2-11x+7 c. 2x^2-5x+5 d.2x^2-5x-5

Reagan lives five miles farther from school than vanessa lives. write an expression to describe how far reagan lives from school

Questions 9-10. use the table of educational expenditures to answer the questions. k-12 education expenditures population indiana $9.97 billion 6.6 million illinois $28.54 billion 12.9 million kentucky $6.58 billion 4.4 million michigan $16.85 billion 9.9 million ohio $20.23 billion 11.6million 9. if the amount of k-12 education expenses in indiana were proportional to those in ohio, what would have been the expected value of k-12 expenditures in indiana? (give the answer in billions rounded to the nearest hundredth) 10. use the value of k-12 education expenditures in michigan as a proportion of the population in michigan to estimate what the value of k-12 education expenses would be in illinois. a) find the expected value of k-12 expenditures in illinois if illinois were proportional to michigan. (give the answer in billions rounded to the nearest hundredth) b) how does this compare to the actual value for k-12 expenditures in illinois? (lower, higher, same? )