You set up a proportion so: 12/x and 40/100
Cross multiply so 12 times 100 = 1200
and 40 times x = 40x
1200 divided by 40 = 30 minutes total
You know that he already know he spent 12 minutes doing it so
30 - 12 = 18 more minutes

A is amount accrued in one year
to get the interest earned, simply subtract the Principal from the
amount A
192x³ + 81
= 3(64x³ + 27)
= 3(4x + 3)(16x² - 12x + 9) ← answer
If you have 12 dollars and you buy 3 paper back books, they each cost the same amount. So you would divide 12 dollars among 3 books to get the same answer for all of them. 12 divided by 3 equals the answer.
Then if you have 28 dollars and you buy 7 paper back books, they all cost the same amount. So that would be 28 divided by 7, equals the same answer.