Estimate the quotient 157 divided by 24

Nick has box brads. he uses 4 brads for the first project. nick let’s b represent the original number of brads and finds that for the second project, the number of brads he uses is 8 more than half the difference of b and 4. write an expression to represent the number of brads he uses for the second project.

What is the value of x in the this question ?

When steve woke up. his temperature was 102 degrees f. two hours later it was 3 degrees lower. what was his temperature then?