Simplify: –3(x – 5) – 8(y + 2) + (–3)(6 – 4b) a. –3x –8y – 12b – 15 b. –3x –8y + 12b + 15 c. –3x –8y + 12b + 20 d. –3x –8y + 12b – 19

Two blends of tea are mixed to make a blend that will be sold at the fair. black tea sells for $2.20 per pound and orange pekoe tea sells for $3.00 per pound. how much of each should be used to obtain a 4lb blend selling for $2.50 per pound?

Kevin is an insurance salesman. when he sells a policy, he makes 20 percent of the policy premium (p) up front; then each year the policy is active, he receives 15 percent of the original premium. which equation could be used to figure his total commission on a policy that has been active for five years? c=0.80p c=0.20p + 0.15p c=0.35p + 4(0.15) c=0.95p

Rewrite 9 log, x2 in a form that does not use exponents. 9log, x = log, x