The number of counties in state a and the number of counties in state b are consecutive even integers whose sum is 162. if state a has more counties than state b, how many counties does each state have?

Adaylily farm sells a portion of their daylilies and allows a portion to grow and divide. the recursive formula an=1.5(an-1)-100 represents the number of daylilies, a, after n years. after the fifth year, the farmers estimate they have 2225 daylilies. how many daylilies were on the farm after the first year?

Satchi found a used bookstore that sells pre-owned dvds and cds. dvds cost $9 each, and cds cost $7 each. satchi can spend no more than $45.

If the sales price of a dvd is $20 and the markup is 34%, what is the cost of the dvd?