Are the expressions -0.5(3x + 5) and
-1,5x+ 2.5 equivalent? Explain why or why not.

Savannah is painting a striped background for a mural on a wall that is 1515 yards long. she wants a total of 9696 stripes that are all the same width. which calculation should savannah use to decide how wide to make each stripe?

Two friends are reading books. jimmy reads a book with 21,356 words. his friend bob reads a book with one-and-a-half times as many words. which expression represents the number of words bob reads?

If 3 3/4 lb. of candy costs 20.25 how much would 1lb. of candy cost