if x represents the first or smallest of three consecutive odd integers express the sum of the three integers in terms of x

An unknown number of kids and buses are getting assigned. when assigning 4 kids to each bus, there are 2 kids that aren't placed in a bus. when assigning 8 kids to each bus, there are 2 empty buses. how many total kids are there?

Each of the walls of a room with square dimensions has been built with two pieces of sheetrock, a smaller one and a larger one. the length of all the smaller ones is the same and is stored in the variable small. similarly, the length of all the larger ones is the same and is stored in the variable large. write a single expression whose value is the total area of this room. do not use any method invocations.

The vertex of this parabola is at (-2,-3). when the x-value is -1, the y-value is -5. what is the coefficient of the squared expression in the parabola's equation?