The area of a triangle is 40 square inches. The base of the triangle is x + 1,
and the height is x - 1.
Find the value of x, and the dimensions of the triangle.
A = 1/2bh

Players on the school soccer team are selling candles to raise money for an upcoming trip. each player has 24 candles to sell. if a player sells 4 candles a profit of$30 is made. if he sells 12 candles a profit of $70 is made. determine an equation to model his situation?

Francisco's credit card has an apr of 28.98%, calculated on the previous monthly balance. his credit card record for the last 7 months is shown in the table below francisco is trying to figure out what this all means. answer the following questions: what is the total amount that francisco has paid in interest over the 7 months? what is the total amount that francisco has made in payments over the 7 months? how much of francisco's payments have gone to paying down the principal on his account? what is francisco's new balance at the end of month 8? what will francisco be charged for interest for month 8?

You went to a restaurant and spent $53.25 on the meal. there was a 6% sales tax. what was the amount of money, not including a tip, you spent at the restaurant?