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Which of the following is the best first step in solving the equation below? 4+2㏒³x=17

Jalen charges $25.50 for every 3 hours of yard work he does for his neighbors. ralph charges $34 for every 4 hours of work that he does. who charges less? opinions: 1.they charge the same amount 2.jalen 3.ralph

White shapes and black shapes are used in a game. some of the shapes are circles. while the rest are squares. the ratio of the number of white shapes to the number of black shapes is 5: 11. the ratio of the number of white cicrles to the number of white squares is 3: 7. the ratio of the number of black circles to the number of black squres is 3: 8. work out what fraction of all the shapes are circles.