A deep-sea diver must descend and ascend in short steps to equalize pressure on his body. If the diver rises toward the surface too fast, he may suffer from a physical condition called the bends. Suppose the diver rises to the surface in four steps of 16 feet each. How far did the diver rise?

Arianna is buying plants for her garden. she buys 15 flowering plants for $96. pink flowering plants sell for $8, and purple flowering plants sell for $5. how many pink flowering plants did arianna buy? i figured out the answer! the answer is 7. 8x +5y = 96 plug in 7 for x 8 (7) + 5y = 96 56 + 5y = 96 subtract 56 from both sides 5y/y = 40/5 y = 8 she bought 7 pink and 8 purple plants

Shane can shovel the driveway in 4 hours, but if his sister it would take 2 hours. how long would it take taylor to shovel the driveway alone

Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu. subtracting 3xy^2 from 8xy^2 gives the same result as the expression. [tex]3xy ^{2} - 8xy ^{2} [/tex][tex] { - 7xy}^{2} - {2xy}^{2} [/tex][tex] {7xy}^{2} - {2xy}^{2} [/tex]