Hmm they're both even numbers so maybe we can start by cutting each number in half.

18 and 48 had 2 as a common factor.
So factoring a 2 out of each number was the same as cutting each number in half. Try to do something similar with the 9 and 24. They each have something in common.
Answer:
68 plants.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the number of plants that Reuben bought from the nursery.
We have been given that Reuben bought a whole bunch of plants at the nursery the other day. Right away, five died. So number of plant left would be
.
We are also told that then our dog dug up 2/9 of them. So number of plants left after dug-up would be
.
Further a rabbit came and ate ½ of what was left. So number of plants left would be
.
Since Reuben had only 7 plants left, so we will equate our expression with 7 and solve for x as:





Therefore, Reuben bought 68 plants at the nursery.
Noon is 12, I'm guessing you mean both of these at am, or both at pm. 12-3 is 3 hours, but there's 5 extra, so the elapsed time would be 3:05.
Answer:
4.5
Step-by-step explanation:
The sum of 3 and 7 is 10
then what number to you multiply 10 by to get 45
45 ÷ 10 = 4.5
so the answer is 4.5
Answer:
the factors of x^3-1 are 
Step-by-step explanation:
We need to find factors of x^3 -1

So, the factors of x^3-1 are 