What's a² + 2a + 2 - a² + 5a?

Steve wants to develop a way to find the total cost of any item including sales tax. the sales tax in his city is 6%. his friend jenna writes the expression x + 6x where x is the cost of the item. explain whether her expression is correct based on the situation.

You are studying for your final exam of the semester. up to this point, you received 3 exam scores of 67%, 68%, and 78%. to receive a grade of c in the class, you must have an average exam score between 70% and 79% for all 4 exams including the final.

Solve for x. this is very confusing