Maps tool example, for geography

Gold is not now being extracted from seawater. why not? a. it would be too disruptive to marine life to develop any marine mineral resources b. there is no gold in seawater c. we don't know how to extract minerals from seawater d. it would be too costly and difficult to separate the small amount of gold from the very large amounts of halite and other minerals

Solve the equation.8 - 2x = -8х + 14

Sarah is making a scale drawing of a painting that is 48inches wide by 120 inches high her paper is 12 inches wide and 24 inches tall she decides to use a scale 1 inches equals 4 inches is this a reasonable scale