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Tom can paint the fence in 12 hours, but if he works together with a friend they can finish the job in 8 hours. how long would it take for his friend to paint this fence alone?

Will mark ! (10 points also! ) if x varies inversely with y and x =6 when y= 10, find y when x=8 a. y=4.8 b. y=7.5 c. y=40/3 d. y=4/15

Choose the right classification of 5x + 3x^4 - 7x^3 + 10 by number terms and he degree 1. third degree polynomial 2. fourth degree polynomial 3. sixth degree polynomial 4. first degree binomial