Problem: the directors of a dance show expect many students to participate but don’t yet know how many students will come. the directors need 7 students to work on the technical crew. the rest of the students work on dance routines in groups of 9. for the show to work, they need at least 6 full groups working on dance routines. 1. write and solve an inequality to represent this situation. 2. write a sentence to the directors about the number of students they need.

Desmond wants to sell his car that he paid $8,000 for 2 years ago. the car depreciated, or decreased in value, at a constant rate each month over a 2-year period. if x represents the monthly depreciation amount, which expression shows how much desmond can sell his car for today? 8,000 + 24x 8,000 - 24x 8,000 + 2x 8,000 - 2xdesmond wants to sell his car that he paid $8,000 for 2 years ago. the car depreciated, or decreased in value, at a constant rate each month over a 2-year period. if x represents the monthly depreciation amount, which expression shows how much desmond can sell his car for today? 8,000 + 24x 8,000 - 24x 8,000 + 2x 8,000 - 2x