Solve using the elimination method: x+y=3 and y=x^2-8x-9

There were 816 people at a concert when a band started to play. after each song, only half the people stayed to hear the next song. how many people were left at the concert after x songs? write a function to represent this scenario.

William invested $5000 in an account that earns 3.8% interest, compounded annually. the formula for compound interest is a(t) = p(1 + i)t. how much did william have in the account after 6 years? (apex)

Afarmer has a large field that is x feet in length. he wants to fence in a rectangular section in the middle of the field , leaving a length of 100 feet of open field behind each end of the fenced rectangle.he also wants the width of the fenced-in space to be 100 feet less than its length. find the expressions to represent the length and width of the fenced section of the field