Martas math textbook weighs 4/5 of a pound less than 4 times the weight of the book she is reading for her language arts class. If the weight of the math textbook is 2 1/5 pound, which shows the correct equation and value of x, the weight is martas book for language arts ?

Phyllis and chen are saving money to go to a football game. each friend starts with some money and saves a specific amount each week. phyllis made a graph to show the total she has saved at the end of each week. chen wrote an equation to show the total, y, he has saved at the end of each week, x. y = 15x + 15 compare the amount that each friend has when both friends start saving. select the correct answer from the drop-down menu to complete the statement. phyllis starts with $ and chen starts with $

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John has 1/2 pound of oranges to share with julie. if they share the oranges equally, how much will each of them have?