9 ) Jason bought 9 new baseball trading cards to add to his collection. The next day his dog ate half of his collection. There are now only 31 cards left. How many cards did Jason start with ?

12. the amount of money in a bank account decreased by 21.5% over the last year. if the amount of money at the beginning of the year is represented by ‘n', write 3 equivalent expressions to represent the amount of money in the bank account after the decrease?

Jackie purchased 3 bottles of water and 2 cups of coffee for the family for $7.35. ryan bought 4 bottles of water and 1 cup of coffee for his family for 7.15. how much does each bottle of water cost? how much does each cup of coffee cost?

Consider a= {x|x is alive} f={x|x is in france} m={x|x is a national monument} w{x|x is a woman}. which statements are true regarding elements of the given sets? check all that apply.