ILL GIVE BRAINLIEST IF YOU GET IT CORRECT AND EXPLAIN The linear expression -12x-18 can be written equivalently as the expression a(bx+3) where a and b are integer values. What is the value of a that makes the statement true.
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Find the area and perimeter of each composite figure. use 3.14 for π. round your answer to the nearest tenth. a square and a right triangle share a common side. image long description a 3-meter by 0.5-meter rectangle has triangles attached like wings to the 3-meter sides. the other two sides of both triangles measure 2.5 meters. the height of each triangle is 2 meters. a 6-inch by 4-inch rectangle has 2 half-circles attached like wings to the 6-inch sides. the radius of each half-circle is 3 inches. find the surface area and volume of each figure. use 3.14 for π. round your answer to the nearest tenth. a right circular cylinder has a base radius of 6 yards and a height of 20 yards. a rectangular prism has a base that is 9 centimeters long and 7 centimeters wide. the height is 2 centimeters. a rectangular prism has a base that measures 11 millimeters by 11 millimeters. the height is 11 millimeters.

Each month, a shopkeeper spends 5x + 14 dollars on rent and electricity. if he spends 3x−5 dollars on rent, how much does he spend on electricity? for which value(s) of x is the amount the shopkeeper spends on electricity less than $100? explain how you found the value(s).

Julian wrote the following numeric pattern on the board3,10,17,24,31,38.what numbers of julian's pattern are compound numbers.