Sam’s business manufactures 5 times as many widgets as Mary does every hour but Sam needs to stop for a few minutes every hour and Mary does not. Mary makes 3 widgets during this time. Using the variables S for Sam and M for Mary, which equation represents this information? A) S=5M-3 B) M=S+8 C) M=5S-3 D) S= M+8

An equation representing lyle’s hedge-trimming business is a = 12n - 300 where a is the amount of profit or loss in dollars and n is the number of hedges trimmed. how would the graph of lyle’s business change if the equation a = 10n - 300 represented his business? the graph would be flatter. the graph would be steeper. the graph would start closer to the origin. the graph would start lower on the y-axis.

What are the values of a, b, and c in the quadratic equation 0 = x2 – 3x - 2? a = 1, b = 3, c = 2 a=, b = -3,c=-2 a = 1, b = 3, c= 2 a = 1.0= -3, c = 2

Asquare and an equilateral triangle have the same perimeter. each side the triangle is 4 inches longer than each side of the square. what is the perimeter of the square