Two stores carry a similar stereo for the same original price of $573. one store offers a 16% discount and the second store sells the stereo for $458.40. which store gives the bigger percent discount? justify your answer.

If 2(a^2+b^2)=(a+b)^2 then, > a+b=0, > ab=0, > a=b, > 2a=b

Aboard 60 in. long is cut two parts so that the longer piece is 5 times the shorter. what are the length of the two pieces?

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?