Alandscaper charges you to $102 to plant 8 bushes in front of your office building. if you decide to put 12 more of the same bushes around the building, how much should the landscaper charge you to plant those bushes?

a. $130.50
b. $153.00
c. $170.00
d. $255.00

D. $255

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that a landscaper charges you to $102 to plant 8 bushes in front of your office building.

First of all, we will find cost of planting one bush by dividing 102 by 8 as:

Since you want to plant 12 more bushes, so number of total bushes would be 20 (8+12).

To find cost of planting 20 bushes, we will multiply $12.75 by 20.

Therefore, the landscaper will charge you $255 to plant all bushes and option D is the correct choice.

x ≥ 18 is your answer

step-by-step explanation:

let "a number" = x

(2/3)x + 17 ≥ 29

isolate the variable (x). do the opposite of pemdas (parenthesis, exponent (& root), multiplication, division, addition, subtraction).

first, subtract 17 from both sides.

(2/3)x + 17 (-17) ≥ 29 (-17)

(2/3)x ≥ 29 - 17

(2/3)x ≥ 12

next, multiply 3/2 to both sides to isolate the x

(3/2)(2/3)x ≥ 12(3/2)

x ≥ 12(3/2)

simplify. multiply, then divide

x ≥ (12 * 3)/2

x ≥ (36)/2

x ≥ 18

x ≥ 18 is your answer

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