How would I solve the problem 2(2.25x + 8) =?

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Aremote-controlled boat can travel at 4 feet per second in calm water. the boat traveled 48 feet with the current, and then it traveled 16 feet against the current in the same amount of time. how fast is the current?

The bottom of ignacio's desktop is 74.5cm from the floor. ignacios sits in his adjustable chair, and the tops of his legs are 49.3cm from the floor. each clockwise rotation of the knob on the chair raises ignacio's legs by 4.8cm. write an inequality to determine the number of clockwise rotations, r, ignacio could make with the knob without his legs touching the desk.

One of the solutions to x2 - 2x – 15 = 0 is x = -3. what is the other solution? ox=-5 ox= -1 0 x=1 x = 5