A pet turtle walks towards his food dish at a constant speed in a straight line. His distance in inches, y, from his food dish after (X) seconds is given by y = 3x +12 In the equation y = 3x + 12, interpret the meaning of the coefficient 3 and the meaning of the number 13.​

Lance lived in portugal and brazil for a total of 14 months to learn portuguese. he learned an average of 130 new words per month when he lived in portugal, and an average of 150 new words per month when he lived in brazil. in total he learned 1920 new words. write a system of equations to represent the situation. use x to represent portugal, and y to represent brazil

Which of these would have been most likely to have been a carpetbagger during the reconstruction era? a) a new york businessman who relocated to mississippi b) a former slave who was able to buy land in birmingham c) a carolina-born politician who supported the democratic d) a former confederate officer who owned a farm in memphis eliminate

Jon’s weight loss for each week of the month is 5 lbs., 2.5 lbs., and 2.5 lbs. he gained 3.5 lbs. the last week. if jon originally weighed 198 lbs., how much does he weigh now?