John has read the first 114 pages of a novel. he has read 3 pages less than one-third the novel. write an equation to describe the total number of pages p in the novel, and find the value of p.

The swimming pool is open when the high temperature is higher than 20∘c. lainey tried to swim on monday and thursday (which was 33 days later). the pool was open on monday, but it was closed on thursday. the high temperature was 30 ∘c on monday, but decreased at a constant rate in the next 33 days. write an inequality to determine the rate of temperature decrease in degrees celsius per day, d, from monday to thursday.

Karen will divide her garden into equal parts. she will plant corn in 8/12 of the garden. what is the lowest number of parts she can divide her garden into?

Asmall business produces and sells balls. the fixed costs are $20 and each ball costs $4.32 to produce. each ball sells for $8.32. write the equations for the total cost, c, and the revenue, r, then use the graphing method to determine how many balls must be sold to break even.