The sum of two numbers is 40. the smaller number is 12 less than the larger number. what are the numbers?

And employees salary increase by $4500 which represents a 15% raise what is the employees new salary

On average, how many more hits will he get when he bats 100 times at home during the day as opposed to 100 times away at night?

Agroup of students want to create a garden. they do not know the exact measurements but they propose using a variable to represent the length and width of the garden. the length of the garden is 10 feet longer than double the width. use a single variable to write algebraic expressions for both the length and width of the garden. write an algebraic expression for the area of the garden. use mathematical terms to describe this expression.