Ron used 24 cubes to make this 3-step staircase. If he uses a total of 84 cubes to make a similar staircase, how many steps will the staircase have? Think of using objects to solve this problem

The graph shows the prices of different numbers of bushels of corn at a store in the current year. the table shows the prices of different numbers of bushels of corn at the same store in the previous year. previous year number of bushels price of corn (dollars) 2 10 4 20 6 30 8 40 part a: describe in words how you can find the rate of change of a bushel of corn in the current year, and find the value. part b: how many dollars more is the price of a bushel of corn in the current year than the price of a bushel of corn in the previous year? show your work.

Tom is making a punch that contains 80% cranberry juice and the rest ginger ale. the punch has 2 liters of ginger ale. part a: write an equation using one variable that can be used to find the total number of liters of cranberry juice and ginger ale in the punch. define the variable used in the equation and solve the equation. hint: 0.8x represents the number of liters of cranberry juice in the punch. (5 points) part b: how many liters of cranberry juice are present in the punch? show your work.

Li buys supplies so he can make and sell key chains. he begins to make a profit only after he sells 4 key chains. what point on the graph makes the most sense in this situation?