Given the equation 5x + 23 = − 2x − 12, which order of operations completely solves for x?
a. subtract 5x, then subtract 23, lastly divide by −7
b. subtract 2x, then add −23, lastly divide by 7
c. add 5x, then subtract 12, lastly divide by 7
d. add 2x, then subtract 23, lastly divide by 7

Diane owes $387 to her brother. if she debits her bank account $161.25 a month to pay him back, how many months will it take her to pay off the debt?

Florence price's brownies and more sells all types of cookies and pastries. on tuesdays, they markdown all brownies 75% to a sale of $1.50 a dozen. find the selling price and the markdown of a dozen brownies.

Read the excerpt from the strange case of dr jekyll and mr. hyde what do dr. jekyll's thoughts reveal about him in this excerpt? [t]he inmates of my house were locked in the most rigorous hours of slumber, and i determined, flushed as i was with hope and triumph, to venture in my new shape as far as to my bedroom. i crossed the yard, wherein the constellations looked down upon me, i could have thought, with wonder, the first creature of that sort that their unsleeping vigilance had yet disclosed to he is jealous of those who can sleep through the night. he is revered for his scientific advances. he is interested in studying the movements of the stars he is proud and enthusiastic about his initial results.