greg is at a used bookstore. Paperback books cost $1 each, and hardcover books cost $2 each. Greg can spend up to $20 in all. Write and inequality that represents this situation. Let x be the number of paperback books, and let y be the number of hardcover books.

Ablock of wood is a cube whose side is x in. long. you cut off a 1-inch thick piece from the entire right side. then you cut off a 3-inch thick piece from the entire top of the remaining shape. the volume of the remaining block is 2,002 in3. what are the dimensions of the original block of wood?

Prove that the value of the expression 7^8–7^7+7^6 is divisible by 43.

Find the maximum value of p= 4x + 5y subject to the following constraints :