Polly's Bakery recently spent a total of $864 on new equipment, and their average hourly operating costs are $20. Their average hourly receipts are $52. The bakery will soon make back the amount it invested in equipment. What would the total expenses and receipts both equal? How many hours will that take?

Sam makes his sales calls according to a pattern. he travels either north or south depending on the calendar. some of his past trips were as follows: on february 17, april 24, june 10, september 19, and november 3 he drove north. on february 28, may 25, august 22, november 20, and december 18, he drove south. describe sams' pattern. in which direction will sam drive on oct4 and oct 24?

An appliance store sells a washer-dryer combination for $1800. if the washer costs $300 more than the dryer, find the cost for each appliance.

Write an expression that has three terms and simplifies to 4x - 7. identify the coefficient(s) and constant(s) in your expression