7x - 1 + 6x - 1 = 180
add the x’s, add the numbers
13x - 2 = 180
add 2 to 180
13x = 182
divide 182 by 13
x = 14
3.3^2 means 3.3 times itself 2 times or 3.3 times 3.3 or (use calculator)10.89
smaller powers (that's what 3.3^2 is, it means 3.3 to the second power) sometimes use different words to denote powers exg
x^2=x squared (square=2dimentionsl)
x^3=x cubed (cube=3 dimentionsl)
then x^4=x to the fourth, and so on
fifth, sixth, tecnth
$3,500(4.3%)4= $602
His new account balance after interest is $602
