Nick has some pens and some pencils. the number of pens he has is two less than the number of pencils. three times the sum of the number of pencils and pens together is 18.

which equation can be used to find the number of pencils nick has, x ?

answer choices

3(x+2)=18

3(x−2)=18

3(2x+2)=18

3(2x−2)=18

If the discriminant if a quadratic equation is 4 which statement describes the roots?

Leslie started last week with $1200 in her checking account. during the week, she wrote the checks below. trans typ./ check no. date description of transaction payment/ debit deposit/ credit (+) balance 1,200 00 324 10/6 miller's food market 45.87 45 87 groceries 1,154 13 325 10/7 cyber center computer outlet 218.59 218 59 monitor 935 54 326 10/9 sandy's beauty salon 30.00 30 00 haircut and styling 900 59 deposit 10/10 paycheck 621.33 621 33 1,621 92 evaluate leslie's check register. a. leslie did a good job. everything is correct. b. the final balance is wrong; she did not add everything correctly. c. leslie should have written debit instead of deposit for the transaction type. d. leslie switched the debit and credit columns.

Determine whether the statement is true or false