A gopher lives in an underground burrow. It starts at a certain point, p, underground and digs straight down to triple its distance under the surface. It then climbs straight down another 2 feet. Its final position is deeper than 8 feet under the surface.
What was the gopher's original position, p, relative to the surface?
Enter your answer in the box to complete the inequality

Simplify the expression 10/11(22z) + (a+5) -1

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. a system of equations and its solution are given below. system a complete the sentences to explain what steps were followed to obtain the system of equations below. system b to get system b, the equation in system a was replaced by the sum of that equation and times the equation. the solution to system b the same as the solution to system a.]

Two cars which are 40 miles apart start moving simultaneously in the same direction with constant speeds. if the speed of the car which is behind is 56 mph and the speed of the other car is 48 mph, how many hours will it take for the car which is behind to catch up the car ahead of it?