james and joseph want to buy a book. James is short of $2.40 and joeeph is short of $3.60. They are able to buy the book when they pool their money. How much does the book cost?

One number is 4 less than 3 times a second number. if 3 more than two times the first number is decreased by 2 times the second number, the result is 11. use the substitution method. what is the first number?

Larry wants to buy some carpeting for his living room. the length of the room is 4 times the width and the total area of the room is 16 square meters. what is the length of the living room

Astudent must have an average on five test that is greater than it equal to 80% but less than 90% to receive a final grade of b. devon's greades on the first four test were 78% 62% 91% and 80% what range if grades on the fifth test would give him a b in the course? ( assuming the highest grade is 100%)