If x+1/x =3 find the value of x^2 + 1/2^2

The number of hours per week that the television is turned on is determined for each family in a sample. the mean of the data is 37 hours and the median is 33.2 hours. twenty-four of the families in the sample turned on the television for 22 hours or less for the week. the 13th percentile of the data is 22 hours. approximately how many families are in the sample? round your answer to the nearest integer.

Asunflower was 20 1/2 inches tall. over the next 6 months, it grew to a height of 37 inches tall. what was the average yearly growth rate of the height of the plzzz write a proportion i will give you 100 points

Two friends are reading books. jimmy reads a book with 21,356 words. his friend bob reads a book with one-and-a-half times as many words. which expression represents the number of words bob reads?