A ship has an island directly in the path of the destination port, so it has to travel 11.5 miles west and then 8.4 miles north to get to the port. To the nearest tenth, how much shorter would the trip be if the ship could go directly to port?

Suppose you are an avid reader and are looking to save money on the cost of books instead of paying about $20 for each book, you decide to look into purchasing a kindle for $120 you can purchase e-books for about $5 each 1. find the slope-intercept equation for the cost of the hard copy of books using x to represent the number of books 2. find the slope-intercept equation for the cost of the kindle with cost of e-books using x to represent the number of books