The product of a particular number and a second value, which is given by the sum of 8 and the original number, is 65. What is the number? A. x = 81 B. x = −13; x = 5 C. x = −9; x = 9 D. x = 5

Amanager recorded the number of bicycles sold by his company each quarter. his projected sales after t years is given by the expression below. which of the following statements best describes the expression? a. the initial sales of 575 bicycles increases at the rate of 4% over 4 quarters. b. the initial sales of 575 bicycles increases at the rate of 18% over 4 years. c. the initial sales of 575 bicycles increases at the rate of 4% over t quarters. d. the initial sales of 575 bicycles increases at the rate of 18% over t years.