A math class is having a discussion to determine if the expressions 4X minus X +5 and eight minus 3X -3 or equivalent using subsition The class has suggested for different methods

Sanya noticed that the temperature was falling at a steady rate of 1.4 degrees every hour from the time that she first checked her outdoor thermometer. by 6 a.m., the temperature had fallen 21 degrees. which expression can you use to find how many hours earlier she had first checked the thermometer?

It is saturday morning and jeremy has discovered he has a leak coming from the water heater in his attic. since plumbers charge extra to come out on the weekends, jeremy is planning to use buckets to catch the dripping water. he places a bucket under the drip and steps outside to walk the dog. in half an hour the bucket is 1/5 of the way full. what is the rate at which the water is leaking per hour?

It takes an ant farm 3 days to consume 1/2 of an apple. at that rate, in how many days will the ant farm consume 3 apples