Is y equals 4x - 3 + x equals negative to the y equals what number

Me. drysdale earned 906.25 in interest in one year on money that he had deposited in his local bank if the bank paid an interest rate of 6.25% how much money did mr. drysdale deposit

Ablock of wood is a cube whose side is x in. long. you cut off a 1-inch thick piece from the entire right side. then you cut off a 3-inch thick piece from the entire top of the remaining shape. the volume of the remaining block is 2,002 in3. what are the dimensions of the original block of wood?

Don't know how to find x given these segment lengths