Explain how (-3) x (-3) = 9 using coupons as the real world example

An advertising firm has an old computer that can prepare a whole mailing in 6 hours. with the of newer model the job is complete in 2 hours. how long would it take the newer model to do the job alone?

Pam buys a sleeve of ball bearings for her skateboard. each of the bearings is 1 1/5 inches wide. the sleeve is 9 3/5 inches long. how many ball bearings are in the sleeve? show your work.

Solve the problem by using a venn diagram a group of students were surveyed about their taste in music. they were asked how they like three types of music: rock, country western and jazz. the results are summarized below: no one dislikes all three types of music. six like all three types of music. eleven don’t like country western. sixteen like jazz. three like country western and jazz, but not rock. six don’t like rock. eight like rock and country western. seven don’t like jazz. how many students were surveyed?