An item costs $36. the price is increased by $15, then reduced by $15. find the percent of increase and the percent of decrease.
a) the percent of increase is about 42%, whereas the percent of decrease is about 29%.
b) both the percent of increase and the percent of decrease is about 42%.
c) both the percent of increase and the percent of decrease is about 29%.
d) the percent of increase is about 42%, whereas the percent of decrease is about 79%.

Abby is preparing fruit punch for her party. she starts with a bowl filled with liquid that has 1/2 fruit juice and 1/2 sprite, but she decides it's too fruity. so she pours out 1/4 of the liquid, and then fills the bowl up again with sprite. what fraction of the punch is now sprite?

Michelle and julie work at a catering company. they need to bake 264 cookies for a birthday party that starts in a little over an hour and a half. each tube of cookie dough claims to make 36 cookies, but michelle eats about 1/5 of every tube and julie makes cookies that are 1.5 times as large as the recommended cookie size.it takes about 8 minutes to bake a container of cookies, but since julie's cookies are larger, they take 12 minutes to bake. a. how many tubes should each girl plan to bake? how long does each girl use the oven? b. explain your solution process what did you make? c. what assumptions did you make?

Daryl factors the polynomial p(x)=x3+x2−26x+24 to rewrite it as p(x)=(x+6)(x−4)(x−1). which equations must be true? there may be more than one correct answer. select all correct answers. p(1)=0 p(−4)=0 p(−1)=0 p(6)=0 p(4)=0 p(−6)=0