The difference of a number and twice another number is 12. the sum of the two numbers is -27. what are the two numbers?

Arecipe calls for 2 2/4 cups of raisins, but julie only has a 1/4 measuring cup. how many 1/4 cups is needed to measure out 2 2/4 cups of raisins?

School has 204 sixth grade students. if the sixth grade is 30% of the total school, how many students are in the middle school?

Scores on a university exam are normally distributed with a mean of 78 and a standard deviation of 8. the professor teaching the class declares that a score of 70 or higher is required for a grade of at least “c.” using the 68-95-99.7 rule, what percentage of students failed to earn a grade of at least “c”?