Lenny makes $55,000 and is getting annual raises of $2,500. Karl makes $62000, with annual raises of $2,000. How many years will it take for Lenny and Karl to make the
same salary?

Amira is painting a rectangular banner 2 1/4 yards wide. the banner will have a blue background. amira has enough paint to cover 1 1/2 square yards of the wall. the school colors are blue and yellow, so amira wants to add yellow rectangles on the left and right sides of the blue rectangle. the yellow rectangles will each be 3/4 yards wide and the same height as the blue rectangle. what will be the total area of the two yellow rectangles?