Kerry is planning to plant a rectangular garden that is 16 feet longer than it wide. kerry wants to find its width if its area is 225 square feet. which equation models this problem?

a: w + 16w = 225
b: w2 – 16w = 225
c: w2 + 16w = 225
d: 16w2 = 225

You are a clerk at convenience store. a customer owes 11.69 for a bag of potatoes chips. she gives you a five dollar bill. how much change should the customer receive?

According to the 2008 u. s. census, california had a population of approximately 4 × 10^7 people and florida had a population of approximately 2 × 10^7 people. which of the following is true? a. the population of florida was approximately two times the population of california. b. the population of florida was approximately twenty times the population of california. c. the population of california was approximately twenty times the population of florida. d. the population of california was approximately two times the population of florida.

[10 points, algebra 2]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?