Aiko had 17 comic books in her collection. she ordered some boxes of comic books. each box contains 8 comic books. aiko now has 65 comic books in her collection. complete the equation that represents the total number of comic books in aiko's collection, where b is the number of boxes ordered. b + = 65 b = aiko receives some bonus boxes of comic books. she now has 97 comic books in her collection. since aiko received bonus boxes, the value of b has increased fill in the blanks.

Trent wants to buy 2 packs of trading cards for 3 dollars each. the trading card packs that trent normally buys tend to come in packs of 6, 10, 12, or 15 cards. after selecting 2 packs, trent found that the first pack of cards cost 25 cents per card, and the second pack cost 30 cents per card. trent uses this information to write the equations below in order to compare c, the number of cards in each pack.

You earn a 12% commission for every car you sell. how much is your commission if you sell a $23,000 car?

The federal reserve controls certain interest rates in the united states. investors often try to speculate as to whether the federal reserve will raise or lower rates and by how much. suppose a company conducts extensive interviews with financial analysts, and as a result, predicts that "thefed" will increase rates by an average of 0.25 percentage points every six months for the forseeable future. which type of equation could be used to model the predicted interest rates over the next several years, assuming no other significant changes? a) a linear equation b) a quadratic equation c) a polynomial equation d) an exponential equation