Simplify each expression by combining like terms.
1) 3y+4x-y+2
2) 3y+2+3x-y+5x

Jack has a piece of red ribbon that is two times as long as his piece of blue ribbon. he says that he can use two different equation to find out how long his piece of red ribbon is compared to his piece of blue ribbon is. is he correct? explain his reasoning

Zoey made 5 1/2 cups of trail mix for a camping trip. she wants to divide the trail mix into 3/4 cup servings. a. ten people are going on the trip. can zoey make enough 3/4 cup servings so that each person gets one serving? b. what size would the servings need to be for everyone to have a serving?

Find the distance between the pair of points a(-1,8) and b(-8,4)