Mr. Piper's plumbing needed repairs. The plumber charged
$98 for parts plus $45 per hour
for labor. If the bill totaled $458,
how many hours of labor were
required?

Ivan began dividing g2  – 6 by g + 1, noting that . he started by placing g in the quotient, as shown below.what is g2  – 6 divided by g + 1? g –  1 –  g + 1  – g  –  7 + g  –  5  + 

Dexter read 11 science fiction books and 5 history books. lena read 9 science fiction books and 4 history books. compare the students’ ratios of science fiction books to history books. 1. determine the ratios’ form:    science fiction books to history books 2. write the ratios as fractions:    dexter: 115; lena: 94 3. rewrite with a common denominator. 4. compare. 5. answer the question. determine which shows the correct comparison of the ratios for this problem.

Ariana starts with 100 milligrams of a radioactive substance. the amount of the substance decreases by 20% each week for a number of weeks, w. the expression 100(1−0.2)w finds the amount of radioactive substance remaining after w weeks. which statement about this expression is true? a) it is the difference between the initial amount and the percent decrease. b) it is the difference between the initial amount and the decay factor after w weeks. c) it is the initial amount raised to the decay factor after w weeks. d) it is the product of the initial amount and the decay factor after w weeks.