Arectangular piece of sheet metal has a length that is 6 in. less than twice the width. a square piece 3 in. on a side is cut from each corner. the sides are then turned up to form an uncovered box of volume 1536 in. cubed find the length and width of the original piece of metal.

At the beginning of the year, adrian's savings account balance was \$28$28. each week, he deposits another \$15$15 into that account, and he doesn't spend any of his savings. is his savings account balance proportional to the number of weeks since the start of the year?

How much money does ron have left each month after his fixed expenses? ron graduated from college five years ago. he recently bought a house, but shares it with a housemate who pays him $800 a month for rent and utilities. ron is putting a budget worksheet together so he will have a better idea of where his money is going and where he can save. enlarge

Miguel has 334 baseball cards and 278 football cards. he says, i have 612 cards in all. is that reasonable? explain using the words round and estimate.