Matt is making cookies. He adds 3/4 of a cup of sugar to a bowl. He then removes two 1/8 cups of sugar. Which of the following best explains the amount of sugar left in the bowl? 3/8, because 3/4 - 2 × (1/8) = 3/4 - 2/8
3/8, because 3/4 - 2 × (1/8) = 3/4 - 3/8
4/8, because 3/4 - 2 × (1/8) = 3/4 - 3/8
4/8, because 3/4 - 2 × (1/8) = 3/4 - 2/8

Alana has 12.5 cups of flour with which she is baking four loaves of raisin bread and one large pretzel. the pretzel requires 2.5 cups of flour to make. how much flour is in each loaf of raisin bread? explain the steps to follow to get the answer.

Do some research and find a city that has experienced population growth. determine its population on january 1st of a certain year. write an exponential function to represent the city’s population, y, based on the number of years that pass, x after a period of exponential growth. describe the variables and numbers that you used in your equation.

Complete the solution of the equation. find the value of y when x equals -5. -4x - 8y = -52