The perimeter of a rectangle is equal to twice the sum of its length and its width. one rectangle has a length of 13 1/8 inches and a perimeter of 42 1/2 inches. write an equation that can be used to find the width of the rectangle.

Jackie bought a bag of oranges. she used 3/8 of the oranges to make orange juice. she used 1/3 of the oranges to make a fruit salad. she put 1/8 of the oranges in a bowl on the table. she put 2/12 of the oranges in the refrigerator. a) jackie left more oranges on the table than she put in the refrigerator. b) jackie used fewer oranges to make orange juice than she left on the table. c) jackie put fewer oranges in the refrigerator than she used to make the fruit salad. eliminate d) jackie used more oranges to make a fruit salad than she used to make orange juice.

Solve this system of equations. 12x − 18y = 27 4x − 6y = 10

Janie has $3. she earns $1.20 for each chore she does and can do fractions of chores. she wants to earn enough money to buy a cd for $13.50. write an inequality to determine the number of chores, c, janie could do to have enough money to buy the cd.