Simplify 3z + 5z - 2z - z

what is the answer to this?

Officer brimberry wrote 24 tickets for traffic violations last week, but only 9 tickets this week. what is the percent decrease? give your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Asquare is dilated by a scale factor of 1.25 to create a new square. how does the area of the new square compare with the area of the original square? a)the area of the new square is 1.25 times the area of the original square. b)the area of the new square is 2.50 times the area of the original square. c)the area of the new square is 1.252 times the area of the original square. d)the area of the new square is 1.253 times the area of the original square.

The center of a circle represent by the equation (x+9)^2+(y-6)^2=10^2 (-9,6), (-6,9), (6,-9) ,(9,-6)