3. simplify 2a + 2 / a^2 – 1
a) 2 / a – 1
b) 2a + 2 / a^2 – 1
c) -2
d) a + 1 / a – 1

Four individuals pool money together to start a new business and agree to split the profits equally. n invests $6,000, x invests $2,000, y invests $8,000 and z invests $4,000. if the profits for the first month were $100,000, y receives than if the profits were divided in proportion to how much they invested.

Pepe and leo deposits money into their savings account at the end of the month the table shows the account balances. if there pattern of savings continue and neither earns interest nor withdraw any of the money , how will the balance compare after a very long time ?

Arectangle has a width of 5 cm and a length of 10 cm. if the width is increased by 3, how does the perimeter change?