At a local zoo, Alex saw a bear that was 12 feet tall. Next to the bears, he saw a monkey that was 3 feet tall. How many times shorter was the monkey than the bear? Explain your answer.

Imogene invested $8,000 in a bank account that pays 8 percent simple interest at the end of each year. her friend invested the same amount in stocks where the growth of the investment is represented as 2,000 times the square root of 2 less than the time lapsed in years. if y1 and y2 represent the amount earned in dollars and t is the time lapsed in years, which system of equations correctly represents the situation?

Candy lives in the center of town. her friend darlene lives 28 miles to the east and her friend dana lives 21 miles north. approximately how far do dana and darline live apart ?

Simplify. 4+3/7x-2-2/7x a. 2-5/7x b. 6-1/7x c. 2+1/7x d. 6+5/7x