The sum of three consecutive numbers is 372. what is the 1st number?

Turner's mom measured his room to see how long the wallpaper border needed to be. if two walls are 15 feet long and two walls are 12 feet long, how long should the strip of border be cut?

X+ y = 5 ; x - y =3 solve using linear combination

Simplify (4x^2 - 8xy + 2y^2) - (9x^2 - 4xy - 7y^2) a. -5x^2 + 4xy + 9y^2 b. -5x^2 - 4xy + 9y^2 c. -5x^2 + 12xy + 4y^2 d. -5x^2 - 4xy - 5y^2