8. A recipe calls for 4 cups of dry ingredients. Of the 4 cups, 1 cup
is flour. What is the ratio of cups of flour to cups of
other dry ingredients used in the recipe? write as a fraction

Each month, a shopkeeper spends 5x + 14 dollars on rent and electricity. if he spends 3x−5 dollars on rent, how much does he spend on electricity? for which value(s) of x is the amount the shopkeeper spends on electricity less than $100? explain how you found the value(s).

What is the value of x in the equation 2(x-4) = 4(2x + 1)?

You buy five cds at a sale for $5.95 each. write an expression for the total cost of the cds. then use the distributive property and mental math to evaluate the expression.