Find the value of a in the parallelogram (6a-4) and (3a+53)

Desmond wants to sell his car that he paid $8,000 for 2 years ago. the car depreciated, or decreased in value, at a constant rate each month over a 2-year period. if x represents the monthly depreciation amount, which expression shows how much desmond can sell his car for today? 8,000 + 24x 8,000 − 24x 8,000 + 2x 8,000 − 2x

Rachel reads 1/5 of the pages of a book plus 12 pages on the first day. on the second day, she reads 1/4 of the remaining pages plus 15 pages. on the third day, she reads 1/3 of the remaining pages plus 18 pages. on the fourth day, she reads the remaining 70 pages. how many total pages are in the book?

Si la base de un triángulo isósceles mide 70 m y el ángulo opuesto a ésta mide 58°; entonces ¿cuánto mide la altura de dicho triángulo? a) 21.87 m. b) 40.01 m. c) 43.74 m. d) 63.14 m.