Explain why is it necessary to rename 4 1/4 if u subtract 3/4 from it?

What is the value of x in the following equation. -x ^3/2 = -27

Two cars which are 40 miles apart start moving simultaneously in the same direction with constant speeds. if the speed of the car which is behind is 56 mph and the speed of the other car is 48 mph, how many hours will it take for the car which is behind to catch up the car ahead of it?

To find the inverse of a number a, one can use the equation f(c) = a-1/c=0 where c is the inverse of a use the secant method of finding roots of equations to find the inverse of a = 2.5 ,er = 0.001%