Maria brought 40 cookies to school for her birthday. She gave 2 cookies to each of her friends. She has 8 left.
Let x represent how many friends got cookies. Which sequence shows the operations you can
use to find how many friends got cookies?
Click the answer you think is right.
First, multiply 2 by 8.
Then subtract the product from 40x to isolate x.
First, add 2 to 8 to Isolate 40x.
Then divide the result by 40 to isolate x.
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First, subtract 40 from 8 to isolate 2x.
Then, divide the result by 2 to isolate x.
First, divide 40 by 8.
Then subtract the result from 2x to isolate x.

The federal reserve controls certain interest rates in the united states. investors often try to speculate as to whether the federal reserve will raise or lower rates and by how much. suppose a company conducts extensive interviews with financial analysts, and as a result, predicts that "thefed" will increase rates by an average of 0.25 percentage points every six months for the forseeable future. which type of equation could be used to model the predicted interest rates over the next several years, assuming no other significant changes? a) a linear equation b) a quadratic equation c) a polynomial equation d) an exponential equation