How to solve 2 5/2-2 3/2

The spring the owner of a sporting good store decreases the price of winter gloves from $10 to $8 each increases the price of swimming goggles from $8 to $10 without doing the math you think the percent decrease in the price of the gloves the same as the percent increase of the goggles explain why or why not

Ben is three times as old as samantha, who is two years older than half of michel's age. if michel is 12. how old is ben?

What does x = in this equation x+3+2x=x+5