Write the word sentence as an equation. then solve. the sum of a number y and −3 is −8 .

Steve wants to develop a way to find the total cost of any item including sales tax. the sales tax in his city is 6%. his friend jenna writes the expression x + 6x where x is the cost of the item. explain whether her expression is correct based on the situation.

Plz a. s. a. p. the table shows the number of male and female contestants who did not win a prize. what is the probability that a randomly selected contestant won a prize, given that the contestant was female? write the probability as a percent. round to the neares tenth, if needed.

Afarmer has a large field that is x feet in length. he wants to fence in a rectangular section in the middle of the field , leaving a length of 100 feet of open field behind each end of the fenced rectangle. he also wants the width of the fenced-in space to be 100 feet less than its length. find the expressions to represent the length and width of the fenced section of the field