In order to make a profit, Steve must catch a total of 5 1/2 tons of shrimp each time he takes his boat out. He caught 2 1/4 tons of shrimp in the morning and 2 5/6 tons of shrimp in the afternoon. How many more tons of shrimp must Steve catch to make a profit?

If the dimensions of a rectangular prism are 5 ft x 3.5 ft x 2 ſt, what is the surface area?

Michelle and julie work at a catering company. they need to bake 264 cookies for a birthday party that starts in a little over an hour and a half. each tube of cookie dough claims to make 36 cookies, but michelle eats about 1/5 of every tube and julie makes cookies that are 1.5 times as large as the recommended cookie size.it takes about 8 minutes to bake a container of cookies, but since julie's cookies are larger, they take 12 minutes to bake. a. how many tubes should each girl plan to bake? how long does each girl use the oven? b. explain your solution process what did you make? c. what assumptions did you make?

Ms.ortiz sells tomatoes wholesale. the function p(x)=-80x^2+320x-10, graphed below, indicates how much profit she makes on a load of tomatoes if she makes on a load of tomatoes if she sells them for 4-x dollars per kilogram. what should ms.ortiz charge per kilogram of tomatoes to make on a load of tomatoes?