Which factoring method would be best to factor x^2 - 9?

a perfect square trinomial method
b greatest common factor method
c trial and error
d difference and squares

How do you use the additive inverse to evaluate an expression that uses subtraction in a full sentence

Giuseppi's pizza had orders for $931.00 of pizzas. the prices were $21 for a large pizza, 514 for a medium pizza, and $7 for a small pizza. the number of large pizzas was two less than four times the number of medium pizzas. thenumber of small pizzas was three more than three times the number of medium pizzas. how many of each size of pizza were ordered?

Graph red beads cost $1 an ounce and gold beads cost $3 an ounce. juanita wants to purchase a 12-ounce mixture of red and gold beads that she can sell for $2 an ounce. the solution of the system shows the number of beads needed for juanita to break even. x + y = 12, x + 3y = 24 how many ounces of red beads will juanita buy to break even? how many ounces of gold beads will she buy?