Question really depends on the persons mindset wether he/she likes to be rich or a middle person.
The product of 2/3 X 21 is 14 and that is in simplest form
Old price=new price/(1+inflated rate)
=2000/(1+1.08)
=185.19 (approximately)
Answer:
Group the like terms
6x + 3x - x + 9
Work out the x values together and then add the 9
9x - x + 9
8x + 9
your final answer should be about 8x + 9 as it cannot be simplified anymore
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