A rectangle has a perimeter of 48 cm. The expression for the area of the rectangle is x^2 + x - 42 Find the area of the rectangle. Show your work!!!

The number of revolutions of two pulleys is inversely proportional to their diameters. if a 24-inch diameter pulley making 400 revolutions per minute is belted to an 8-inch diameter pulley, find the number of revolutions per minute of the smaller pulley.

According to statistics a person will devote 32 years to sleeping and watching tv. the number of years sleeping will exceed the number of years watching tv by 18. over a lifetime, how many years will the person spend on each of these activities

Julie goes to the sports store and spends $40.50 before tax. she buys a pair of shorts for $21.75 and 3 pairs of socks that each cost the same amount. how much does each pair of socks cost? $$