Borox is loading a freight elevator with 12 boxes: 4 small, 5 medium, and 3 large. A small box and medium box together weigh 20 pounds; a medium box and a large box together weigh 28 pounds; and a small box with a large box together weigh 24 pounds. What is the total weight of the 12 boxes?

Arianna is buying plants for her garden. she buys 15 flowering plants for $96. pink flowering plants sell for $8, and purple flowering plants sell for $5. how many pink flowering plants did arianna buy? i figured out the answer! the answer is 7. 8x +5y = 96 plug in 7 for x 8 (7) + 5y = 96 56 + 5y = 96 subtract 56 from both sides 5y/y = 40/5 y = 8 she bought 7 pink and 8 purple plants

How many kilometers are equal to 5 miles? use 1 mile ≈ 1.61 kilometers. !

At the electronics store you have a coupon for 20% off up to 2 cds you buy for cds with the original cost of $10.99 each the sales tax is 5% what is the total cost of your purchase