An example how multiplication is assocative

Yesterday i ran 5 miles. today, i ran 3.7 miles. did my percent increase, decrease or is it a percent error? plz i need

Problem situation: caren is making rice and beans. she can spend no more than $10 on ingredients. she buys one bag of rice for $4.99. beans cost $0.74 per pound. how many pounds of beans, x, can she buy? inequality that represents this situation: 10≥4.99+0.74x drag each number to show if it is a solution to both the inequality and the problem situation, to the inequality only, or if it is not a solution.

Complete the equation of the live through (-1,6) (7,-2)