Jennifer's teacher has marked this problem as one to recheck, but jennifer cannot determine what she has done incorrectly. identify jennifer's error and write a correct solution. eight less than 2 times a number is 40. what is the number? 2x – 8 = 40 (line 1) 2x – 8 – 8 = 40 – 8 (line 2) 2x = 32 (line 3) 2x ÷ 2 = 32 ÷ 2 (line 4) x = 16 (line 5)

Acompany wants to reduce the dimensions of its logo by one fourth to use on business cards. if the area of the original logo is 4 square inches, what is the area of the logo that will be used on the business cards?

Juliana says that she can use the patterns of equivalent ratios in the multiplication table below to write an infinite number of ratios that are equivalent to 6: 10. which statement explains whether juliana is correct? she is correct because she can multiply 6 and 10 by any number to form an equivalent ratio. she is correct because 6: 10 can be written as 1: 2 and there are an infinite number of ratios for 1: 2. she is not correct because the multiplication table does not include multiples of 10. she is not correct because 6: 10 is equivalent to 3: 5 and there are only 9 ratios in the multiplication table that are equivalent to 3: 5.

Rena is building a 1: 180 scale model of a real castle. her model has a rectangular base that is 3 feet wide and 4 feet long what is the area of the base of the actual castle in square feet