The sum of two numbers x and y is 18 and their difference is 14. how is that written as an equation

The perimeter of a triangle is 69 cm. the first is 5 cm shorter than the second side. the third side is twice as long the first side. find the length of each side

You have 3 boxes, one "strawberries"; one "mentos" and one "mixed".but you know that all the labels are in incorrect order .how do you know witch is witch?

Last year, a state university received 3,560 applications from boys. of those applications, 35 percent were from boys who lived in other states. part a)how many applications did the university receive from boys who lived in other states? part b)applications to the university from boys represented 40percent of all applications. how many applications did the university receive in all? i don't how to do part b so me and plz tell how you got your answer