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Without any equipment, you can see stars that are 2{,}800{,}0002,800,0002, comma, 800, comma, 000 light-years away. by looking through a small telescope, you can see stars that are 3{,}112{,}000{,}0003,112,000,0003, comma, 112, comma, 000, comma, 000 light-years away. approximately how many times as far can you see using a small telescope as without any equipment?

Explain how you can show five less than a number using algebraic expression

Tyler went to the supermarket to buy food for a food pantry. he has $36, and can carry up to 20 pounds of food in his backpack. pasta costs $1 for a 1-pound package. pasta sauce costs $3 for a 1.5 pound jar. let x = the number of packages of pasta and y = the number of jars of pasta sauce. one package of pasta is the right amount to go with one jar of pasta sauce. what is the best numbers of packages of pasta and jars of pasta sauce to buy for the food pantry? how many packages of pasta? how many jars of pasta sauce? explain your reasoning.