Write and simplify the equation you would use to solve the problem below.

a farmer builds a rectangular pen with a perimeter of 116 feet. if the length is 5 feet more than the width, what is the width?

a. w + 5 = 116

b. 4w + 10 = 116

c. 2w + 5 = 116

d. 2w + 10 = 116

The blue whale is the largest animal living on the earth. the average blue whale measures 100 feet long (30 meters) and weighs 300,000 pounds (136,000 kilograms). a whale’s head is 1⁄3 of the length of its body. a new baby whale is 1⁄4 the length of a grown whale. the average man is 1⁄17 the length of a blue whale, and 1⁄1,818 its weight. a human baby measures 1⁄4 of the length of an adult. calculate the following information: how long is a whale’s head? how long is a new baby whale? how tall is the average man? how much does the average man weigh? how tall is the average human baby?

Solve each quadratic equation by factoring and using the zero product property. 14x - 49 = x^2

Which of the following is the best first step in solving the equation below? 4+2㏒³x=17