Zach gives abbey 8 pretzels. then he splits half of the pretzels he has left with maddie. zach lets p represent the number of pretzels he starts with. he finds that the number of pretzels that maddie has is 1/2 the difference of p and 8. write an expression to represent the number of pretzels that maddie has. $

Combine the information in the problem and the chart using the average balance method to solve the problem.

Acompany produces packets of soap powder labeled “giant size 32 ounces.” the actual weight of soap powder in such a box has a normal distribution with a mean of 33 oz and a standard deviation of 0.7 oz. to avoid having dissatisfied customers, the company says a box of soap is considered underweight if it weighs less than 32 oz. to avoid losing money, it labels the top 5% (the heaviest 5%) overweight. how heavy does a box have to be for it to be labeled overweight?

Melanie is buying a bathing suit that costs 39.99. she is given a discount at the cash register of $6.00 when she scratched 15% off on a game piece for a store promotion. what will the sale price of melanie’s bathing suit be?