Alice baked a certain number of pies. she gave 1/8 of the pies to her friends and 1/4 of the remainder to her neighbor. she was left with 63 pies. how many pies did alice bake at first?

An appliance store sells lamps at $95.00 for two. a department store sells similar lamps at 5 for $250.00. which store sells at a better rate

Ariel is working at a meat packing plant for 5 nights a week. her regular wage is $11 an hour. she earns tine and a half for any overtime hours. this week she worked 9 hours of over time .how much will ariel earn for overtime this week ?

If x+y+z=0 what is the value of [tex] {x}^{3} + {y}^{3} + {z}^{3} [/tex]