Define a variable, write an equation, and solve: The length of a rectangle is 4 inches longer than the
width. The area is 60 square inches. What is the width
of the rectangle?

John bought 5 lemons and used 2 of them for a salad how much did he use for.a salad . he used % of the lemons.

Abox contains 1 plain pencil and 4 pens. a second box contains 5 color pencils and 5 crayons. one item from each box is chosen at random. what is the probability that a plain pencil from the first box and a color pencil from the second box are selected? write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Abby is preparing fruit punch for her party. she starts with a bowl filled with liquid that has 1/2 fruit juice and 1/2 sprite, but she decides it's too fruity. so she pours out 1/4 of the liquid, and then fills the bowl up again with sprite. what fraction of the punch is now sprite?