Esther and her 6 brothers went shopping at the mall. She shopped in 12 different stores while her brothers each shopped in 8 different stores. How many stores did Esther and her brothers shop in altogether?

You have a square piece of cardboard that measures 14 inches on each side. to build a box, you cut congruent squares out of each corner of the cardboard. use the picture to find the area of the cardboard you were used to build the box

On #16 : explain how factoring a trinomial, ax^2+ bx+ c, when a does not equal 1 different from factoring a trinomial when a = 1.

Luke started a weight-loss program. the first week, he lost x pounds. the second week, he lost pounds less than times the pounds he lost the first week. the third week, he lost 1 pound more than of the pounds he lost the first week. liam started a weight-loss program when luke did. the first week, he lost 1 pound less than times the pounds luke lost the first week. the second week, he lost 4 pounds less than times the pounds luke lost the first week. the third week, he lost pound more than times the pounds luke lost the first week.