Cans of cashews cost $2 more than cans of peanuts. Gabriel ordered 4 cans of cashews and 3 cans of peanuts. The total cost of the order was $56. a. Write an expression for the cost of cans of peanuts:
b. Write an expression for the cost of cans of cashews:
c. Write an equation to show that the cost of 7cans of cashews and 5 cans of peanuts was $72.
d. Solve your equation to find the cost per cans of each type of nut.

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?