Beth sold half of her comic books and then bought nine more. she now has 28. how many did she begin with?

Without multiplying, tell which product is larger and why. 5 × 1/3 or 5 × 2/3 a)5 × 1/3 because 1/3 is less than 2/3 b) 5 × 1/3 because 1/3 is greater than 2/3 c) 5 × 2/3 because 1/3 is less than 23 d) 5 × 23 because 1/3 is greater than 2/3

2,10,-50 next two numbers geometric sequence

Simplify 1/3 12x - 6 a. -2x-1 b.-2x-8 c.-x+4 d.3x+10 e. 4x-2