What are the solutions of the equation (2x + 3)2 + 8(2x + 3) + 11 = 0? use u substitution and the quadratic formula to solve.

Marina baked cookies. she gave 3/4 of the cookies to the scout bake sale. she shared the remaining 6 cookies with her friends. how many cookies did marina bake?

Tim open up a new saving account with a $50 deposit and plant to deposit $20 per week into the same account. write an expression to represent the total amount in his savings account.

Luke started a weight-loss program. the first week, he lost x pounds. the second week, he lost pounds less than times the pounds he lost the first week. the third week, he lost 1 pound more than of the pounds he lost the first week. liam started a weight-loss program when luke did. the first week, he lost 1 pound less than times the pounds luke lost the first week. the second week, he lost 4 pounds less than times the pounds luke lost the first week. the third week, he lost pound more than times the pounds luke lost the first week.