A cook has 2 1/2 pounds of vegetables. She uses 3/4 of this to make soup. How many pounds of vegetables does she have left?

Examine the following sets of events. set a: {1, 5, 7, 9, 14} set b: {2, 5, 6, 8, 14, 17} which of the following represents the intersection of set a and set b ? {∅} {5, 14} {1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 17} {1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17}

An equation representing lyle’s hedge-trimming business is a = 12n - 300 where a is the amount of profit or loss in dollars and n is the number of hedges trimmed. how would the graph of lyle’s business change if the equation a = 10n - 300 represented his business? the graph would be flatter. the graph would be steeper. the graph would start closer to the origin. the graph would start lower on the y-axis.

Pam buys a sleeve of ball bearings for her skateboard. each of the bearings is 1 1/5 inches wide. the sleeve is 9 3/5 inches long. how many ball bearings are in the sleeve? show your work.