-9x + 8 equals 4x - 18

Problem fathi wants to print out a pdf document that is 48 pages long. to save paper, he decides to print on both sides of each sheet and to print two pages on each side of the sheet. how many sheets of paper will he need?

Compare the following pair of numbers a and b in three ways. a. find the ratio of a to b. b. find the ratio of b to a. c. complete the sentence: a is percent of b. a=120 and b=340 a. the ratio of a to b is . b. the ratio of b to a is . c. a is nothing percent of b.

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