A band expects to put 16 songs on their next CD. The band writes and records 37.5% more songs than they expect to put on the CD. During the editing process, 50% of the songs are removed. How many songs will there be on the final CD?

[10 points, algebra 2-simplifying complex fractions]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?

Gravel is being dumped from a conveyor belt at a rate of 25 ft3/min, and its coarseness is such that it forms a pile in the shape of a cone whose base diameter and height are always equal. how fast is the height of the pile increasing when the pile is 14 ft high? (round your answer to two decimal places.) ft/min

Harry the hook has 7 1/3 pounds of cookie dough. she uses 3/5 of it to bake cookie. how much cookie dough does she use to make cookie?