A teacher was given a bushel of apples to split amongst her students. Before splitting up the apples, the teacher took 2 for herself. She then split the apples evenly among her 18 students, and each student received 3 apples. How many apples did the bushel contain?

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 - 2x