Why is the distributive property important in solving equations?

6. sarah saved $12.75 every week for a number of weeks, w. she received an additional $25 during the last week in which she saved money. write and solve an equation to find the number of weeks, w, for which sarah had saved money if she has $114.25 now.

What can you measure with a meter stick?

Afamily eats at a restaurant. the bill is $42. the family leaves a tip and spends $49.77. a. how much was the tip in dollars? b. how much was the tip as a percentage of the bill?