Jane has 6 more than half the number of pairs of shoes that Mercedes has. Write an expression for this using x as the number of shoes.

the answer is 13/48

step-by-step explanation:

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answer:   x (x+6)^2, choice b

discussion:

factor x out of the equation:

x^3 + 12x^2 + 36x = x (x^2 + 12x + 36).

note that 6+6 = 12 and 6*6 = 36 so the above factors into:

x (x+6)^2

which is choice b

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final total: 63

step-by-step explanation:

60 times sales tax

60 times 0.05

3

60 + 3

63