You want to build a rectangular-shaped deck is 17 feet long and 14 feet wide. However, you want to make sure your deck has a circular fire pit on it. A circle with a radius of 3 feet and is cut from the center to create room for the fire pit. What is the area of the wood that will be used to create the top of the patio?

Trent wants to buy 2 packs of trading cards for 3 dollars each. the trading card packs that trent normally buys tend to come in packs of 6, 10, 12, or 15 cards. after selecting 2 packs, trent found that the first pack of cards cost 25 cents per card, and the second pack cost 30 cents per card. trent uses this information to write the equations below in order to compare c, the number of cards in each pack.