help... im behind in classes but dont understand anything in algebra II :/ and my stepmom is on my - because im failing so.

Cam bought some used books for $4.95. he paid $0.50 each for some books and $0.35 each for the others. he bought fewer than 8 books at each price. how many books did cam buy?

Write the sentence as an equation. b increased by 281 is d

Use addition and subtraction to simplify the following polynomials. a. add polynomials: (3 – 4x + 8x^2) + (–6 + 2x – 5x^2) step 1: rewrite the polynomials without the parentheses. step 2: write the polynomial in descending order and use parentheses around like terms. step 3: add the like terms identified in step 2 to simplify the polynomial. b. subtract polynomials: (3x – 5 – 7x^2) – (–2 + 6x^2 – 5x) step 1: rewrite the polynomials without the parentheses. remember to multiply each term in the second parentheses by –1. show your work. step 2: write the polynomial in descending order and use parentheses around like terms. step 3: add the like terms identified in step 2 to simplify the polynomial.