What are the factors of 2x^2 - 10x + 12 ? 1) (x + 2) and (x + 3)
2) (x-2) and (x - 3)
3) (x + 6) and (x - 1)
4) (x - 6) and (x + 1)

How do you use the elimination method for this question? explain, because i really want to understand!

Amira is painting a rectangular banner 2 1/4 yards wide. the banner will have a blue background. amira has enough paint to cover 1 1/2 square yards of the wall. the school colors are blue and yellow, so amira wants to add yellow rectangles on the left and right sides of the blue rectangle. the yellow rectangles will each be 3/4 yards wide and the same height as the blue rectangle. what will be the total area of the two yellow rectangles?

Ateacher wanted to buy a chair, a bookshelf, two tables and a desk. she spent $900 for all five items and the chair and the desk combined 70% of her total. if the bookshelf cost $50, how much did each of the tables cost?