Simplify each expression to lowest terms. 1. 2a - 4b +3ab -5a +2b

2. 4(2x+1) - 3x

3. 4(p - 5) +3(p +1)

4. 6(p +3q) - (7 +4q)

5. 4rs -2s - 3(rs +1) - 2s

If the graphs of the linear equations in a system are parallel, what does that mean about the possible solution(s) of the system? a. there are infinitely many solutions. b. there is no solution. c. there is exactly one solution. d. the lines in a system cannot be parallel.

According to statistics a person will devote 32 years to sleeping and watching tv. the number of years sleeping will exceed the number of years watching tv by 18. over a lifetime, how many years will the person spend on each of these activities

Jonathan pays $1.90 per pound for potatoes. he buys 8.3 pounds of potatoes. he determines that he will pay $15.77, before tax, for the potatoes. which best describes the reasonableness of jonathan’s solution? jonathan’s answer is reasonable because there are two decimal places in the factors and two in the product. jonathan’s answer is unreasonable because there are three decimal places in the factors and two in the product. jonathan’s answer is reasonable because is 16, and 16 is close to 15.77. jonathan’s answer is unreasonable because is 8, and 8 is not very close to 15.77.