a motorist is pumping gas into his car at a rate of 5/12 of a gallon every 1/24 of a minute. At this rate how many gallons of gas will he have pumped into his car in 1/2 of a minute?

Two cyclists 84 miles apart start riding toward each other at the same. one cycles 2 times as fast as the other. if they meet 4 hours later, what is the speed (in mi/h) of the faster cyclist?

Aflower has 26 chromosomes. to create a new flower, how many chromosomes would a sperm cell have? what is this process called? part 2: within a flower cell that has 26 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would a cell that is created within the stem of a flower as it grows, have? what is this process called?

Solve for x and y: 217x + 131y = 913; 131x + 217y = 827