Which are the solutions of x2 = –7x – 8?

Afamily has two cars. the first car has a fuel efficiency of 25 miles per gallon of gas and the second has a fuel efficiency of 15 miles per gallon of gas. during one particular week, the two cars went a combined total of 1025 miles, for a total gas consumption of 55 gallons. how many gallons were consumed by each of the two cars that week?

Griffin ordered a pair of sneakers online. he had a $22 credit that he applied toward the purchase, and then he used a credit card to pay for the rest of the cost. if the shoes cost $58, how much did griffin charge to his credit card when he bought the sneakers?

Since we have computer algebra systems that can solve polynomial division problems for us, why is it necessary to learn how to do these things by hand?