a triangle has a base of 8 feet and a height of 6 feet. Ben says that the area of the triangle is 48 square feet. explain what Ben's mistake was. rhen show how to get the correct answers

Solve with work both bert and ernie received an increase in their weekly salaries. bert's salary increased from $520 to $520. ernie's salary went from $580 to $645. find the percent of increase for each salary. what was the larger of the two percents ?

Apublic library wants to place 4 magazines and 9 books on each display shelf. the expression 4s+9s represents the total number of items that will be displayed on s shelves. simplify the expression

Money off coupons have been circulated to 300 households. only 2/5 of these were redeemed (used) in the local supermarket to get a free shampoo. what fraction of coupons were unused? (ps: write how you got the answer)