rick believes the two expressions 4(3a-3) +2a and 14a-3 are equivalent. is he correct? explain why or why not?

Players on the school soccer team are selling candles to raise money for an upcoming trip. each player has 24 candles to sell. if a player sells 4 candles a profit of$30 is made. if he sells 12 candles a profit of $70 is made

Simplify. (-2)^-3 a. -8 b. -1/8 c. 1/8 d. 8

One positive integer is 2 less than another. the product of the two integers is 24. what are the integers?