Find the value of two numbers if their sum is 23 and their difference is 3.

Boris needs to buy plastic spoons. brand a has a box 42 spoons for $2.37. brand b has a box of 72 spoons for $3.57. find the unit price for each brand. then state which brand is the better buy based on the unit price. round your answer to the nearest cent.

Every weekday, mr. jones bikes from his home to his job. sometimes he rides along two roads, the long route that is shown by the solid lines. other times, he takes the shortcut shown by the dashed line. how many fewer kilometers does mr. jones bike when he takes the shortcut instead of the long route?

Aparticular telephone number is used to receive both voice calls and fax messages. suppose that 25% of the incoming calls involve fax messages, and consider a sample of 25 incoming calls. (a) what is the expected number of calls among the 25 that involve a fax message?