Write an equation that represents your monthly food bill x years from now if both the rate of inflation and your eating habits stay the same.

Television sizes are based on the length of the diagonal of the television's rectangular screen. so, for example, a 70-inch television is a television having a diagonal screen length of 70 inches. if a 70 inch television's diagonal forms a 29°angle with the base of the screen, what is the vertical height (1) of the screen to the nearest inch? 70 inhin

I'm at a bookstore with $\$35$ in my pocket and a $20\%$-off coupon. what is the cost of the most expensive book i can buy with my money and the coupon? (assume that there are books of every possible price in the bookstore. it's a large bookstore! )

How can writing phrases as algebraic expressions you solve problems?