Pattern A starts at 20 and has the rule "subtract 2".

Elena and her husband marc both drive to work. elena's car has a current mileage (total distance driven) of 15,000 and she drives 23,000 miles more each year. marc's car has a current mileage of 46,000 and he drives 9,000 miles more each year. will the mileages for the two cars ever be equal? explain.

George is putting trim around his rectangular deck, including the gate. he will need 44 feet of trim to do the entire deck. if the deck is 13 feet long, how wide is the deck?

Due to financial difficulties the owner of 4 skateboard stores is going to close 2 of his stores. based on the money earned at each store, which two stores should remain open?