The volume formula is length x width x height. 7x5x12=420 cubic inches
        
                    
             
        
        
        

Micah did not explain the last step correctly.  You cannot cross out a term from the numerator and denominator unless it is a factor.  In other words, x² needed to be multiplied and not added in order to cross it out.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
<em>SOLUTION: Over the last three evenings, Heather received a total of 109 phone calls at the call center. The third evening, she received 4 times as many calls as the second evening</em>
 
        
             
        
        
        
12xy2 good luck though :)
        
             
        
        
        
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Answer: w^2 + 3w - 10</h3>
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Work Shown:
Let x = w-2
This will allow us to replace the (w-2) with x to get...
(w-2)(w+5)
x(w+5)
x*w + x*5 ... distribute
w(x) + 5(x)
Now replace x with w-2 and distribute again
w(x) + 5(x)
w(w-2) + 5(w-2)
w*w + w*(-2) + 5*w + 5*(-2)
w^2 - 2w + 5w - 10
w^2 + 3w - 10