It is recommended that one fire extinguisher be available for every 6, 000 square feet in a building. Write and solve an equation to determine x, the number of fire extinguishers needed for a building that has 135, 000 square feet.

The weight of a trout varies jointly as its length and the square of its girth.  One angler caught a trout that weighted 10.5 pounds and measure 26 inches long with an 18 inch girth.  Find the weigh of a trout that is 22 inches long with a 15-inch girth.

Two cyclists, 96 miles apart, start riding toward each other at the same time. One cycles 2 times as fast as the other, and they meet after 4 hours of riding. a. Write an equation using the information as it is given above that can be solved to answer this problem. Use the variable r to represent the speed of the slower cyclist. b. What are the speeds of the two cyclists? What units? Slower Cyclist: Select an answer Faster Cyclist: Select an answer

You fill a box with 6 more apples than pears. Create an equation that represents the number of fruit inside the box. First label the unknowns: Let a be the number of apples in the box. Let p be the number of pears.

Ann took a taxi home from the airport. The taxi fare was $2.10 per mile, and she gave the driver aq tip of $5. Ann paid a total of $49.10.  Write an equation to determine the distance in miles (x) between the airport and Ann's home. Find the distance between the airport and Ann's home.

The weight of peanuts in a mixture is 16 times more than the weight of raisins in the mixture. Define variables and write an equation for the weight of peanuts in terms of the weight of raisins, For each variable, circle the quantity word and undrline the units of your definition.

You buy an Oculus Quest 2 for $299, not including any media. Each of the games you're interested in costs $29.99.   Write an equation to find the total cost of the Quest 2 and x number of games.     You buy 5 games, each costing $29.99. Use your equation above to determine the total cost of the Quest 2 and 5 games

Hannah walks dogs for four different families. She charges each family the same amount of money per hour. The numbers of hours she worked last week walking dogs for each of the families are shown. 1 hours, 2 hours, 1 hours, 3 hours Hannah earned $93 for the hours she worked last week walking dogs. 1) Calculate the amount of money Hannah earns per hour for walking dogs. 2) Write an equation that can be used to determine the amount of money, m, in dollars, Hannah earns when she works h hours walking dogs. Remember to show your work or explain your answer.