The smaller of two positive numbers is 3 less than the larger. If the sum of their squares is 89, find the two numbers.

Atorch and a battery cost 2.50 altogether.the torch costs 1.50 more than the battery.what fraction of the total price is the torch? give your answer in its simplest form.

Percent increase and decrease. original number: 45 new number: 18

Erinn wrote the equation –5x + 4y = 32 to represent her hourly wage (y) and how this wage has changed during each year that she worked at a company (x). what is the rate of change in erinn's hourly wage per year?