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What is the answer to |-2x-5|-|-4+8| and x=7

Need ! give step by step solutions on how to solve number one \frac{9-2\sqrt{3} }{12+\sqrt{3} } number two x+4=\sqrt{13x-20} number three (domain and range) f(x)=2\sqrt[3]{x} +1

Fanny mendelssohn manages all the magazines and paperback books at a local grocery store. she prices many paperbacks to sell at $7.99. the cost to the store is $5.29. what is the markup rate on a paperback book, based on its cost?