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Think About It When the height of a triangle doubles, does the area of the triangle double? Explain.

Weight Loss You want to lose an average of 4 pounds per month on a new weight loss program. In the first 3 months, you lost 3 pounds, 7 pounds, and 4 pounds. How much weight must you lose during the fourth month to maintain an average weight loss of 4 pounds per month?

Think About It When the radius of a circle doubles, does its circumference double? Does its area double? Explain.

Solve the equation. Round your answer to two decimal places. $$5.6=1.1 x-1.2$$

Amount of Fuel A tractor requires 4 gallons of diesel fuel to plow for 90 minutes. How many gallons of fuel would be required to plow for 8 hours?

Translate the verbal statement into a linear inequality. \(x\) is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 6 .

Geometry You are asked to cut a 12 -foot board into 3 pieces. Two pieces are to have the same length and the third is to be twice as long as the others. How long are the pieces?

Ticket Sales Tickets for a community theater cost \(\$ 10\) for each main floor seat and \(\$ 8\) for each balcony seat. There are 400 seats on the main floor, and these seats were sold out for the evening performance. The total revenue from ticket sales was \(\$ 5200\). How many balcony seats were sold?

Solve the equation. Round your answer to two decimal places. $$\frac{x}{4.08}+7.2=5.14$$

Determine whether each value of \(x\) is a solution of the inequality. \(9-(x+3) \leq 10\) (a) \(x=-4\) (b) \(x=4\) (c) \(x=0\) (d) \(x=-6\)