There are five new books and nine used books on the shelf. What is the ratio of all books on the shift to new books? What is the ratio of the used books to all books on the shelf?

Erik buys 2.5 pounds of cashews. if each pound of cashews costs $7.70, how much will he pay for the cashews?

Solve the problem by using a venn diagram a group of students were surveyed about their taste in music. they were asked how they like three types of music: rock, country western and jazz. the results are summarized below: no one dislikes all three types of music. six like all three types of music. eleven don’t like country western. sixteen like jazz. three like country western and jazz, but not rock. six don’t like rock. eight like rock and country western. seven don’t like jazz. how many students were surveyed?

One cell phone plan charges $20 per month plus $0.15 per minute used. a second cell phone plan charges $35 per month plus $0.10 per minute used. write and solve an equation to find the number of minutes you must talk to have the same cost for both calling plans.