What is the first step to simplify this expression, following the order of operations? Perform the step, and show your work. (4x2 + 8x + 15) + (x2 − x − 27) − (x + 5)(x − 7)

The fence around a quadrilateral-shaped pasture is 3a^2+15a+9 long. three sides of the fence have the following lengths: 5a, 10a-2, a^2-7. what is the length of the fourth side of the fence?

Problem situation: caren is making rice and beans. she can spend no more than $10 on ingredients. she buys one bag of rice for $4.99. beans cost $0.74 per pound. how many pounds of beans, x, can she buy? inequality that represents this situation: 10≥4.99+0.74x drag each number to show if it is a solution to both the inequality and the problem situation, to the inequality only, or if it is not a solution.

Maria found the least common multiple of 6 and 15. her work is shown below. multiples of 6: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, . . multiples of 15: 15, 30, 45, 60, . . the least common multiple is 60. what is maria's error?