The following equation is an example of a literal equation. 2(x+a)=4b a. solve the given equation for the variable a. in your final answer, include all of your work. b. in two or more complete sentences, explain the specific process that you followed in solving for a.

Ascientist places 24 cells in a petri dish. she knows the cells grow at an exponential rate, doubling in number every hour. how long will it take (in hours) for there to be 1100 cells in the dish? time to 1100 cells: 5.51832530 hours how long will it take to reach 110 cells? time to 110 cells : 2.1963972 hours what is the average rate of change in the number of cells between 9 hours and 11 hours? average rate of change: cells per hour what is the instantaneous rate of change after 7 hours? instantaneous rate of change: cells per hour note: you can earn partial credit on this problem.

Of the 304 people who attended a school play, 5/8 were students. how many of the people who attended were students.

Arectangle has a perimeter of 24 inches. if the width is 5 more than twice the length, what are the dimensions of the rectangle?