Simplify the expression
3-(2x+5)

Two fire-lookout stations are 190 miles apart, with station a directly south of station b. both stations spot a fire. the bearing of the fire from station a is upper n 55 degrees upper e and the bearing of the fire from station b is upper s 60 degrees e. how far, to the nearest tenth of a mile, is the fire from each lookout station?

John read the first 114 pages of a novel, which was 3 pages less than 1/3 of the novel. write an equation to determine the total number of pages (p)(p) in the novel.

The swimming pool is open when the high temperature is higher than 20∘c. lainey tried to swim on monday and thursday (which was 3 days later). the pool was open on monday, but it was closed on thursday. the high temperature was 30∘c on monday, but decreased at a constant rate in the next 3 days. write an inequality to determine the rate of temperature decrease in degrees celsius per day, d, from monday to thursday.