Explain how to simplify the fraction 12 over 36

Amanda hiked 2,997 feet up the mountain. How many yards did she hike?

Sean sold 4 more boxes of candy for the school fundraiser than Marta. The sum of the boxes they sold was 22. How many boxes did each sell?

Evan will spend $835.90 for new carpeting. He has $765.00 in the account linked to his debit card. The bank charges $5 penalty fee, per day, for using his debit card to make purchase if he doesn't have enough funds in his account.

Sally swam a total distance of 3 and 1 over 2 miles during the months of November and December. If Sally only swam 1 over 4 of a mile every day, which expression shows the number of days she went swimming?

For the geometric sequence -1,-2,-4 ... find a8

An initial investment of $100 is now valued at $150. The annual interest rate is 5%, compounded continuously. The equation 100e0.05 = 150 represents the situation, where t is the number of years the money has been invested.

A rectangular billboard 7 feet in height stands in a field so that its bottom is 12 feet above the ground. A nearsighted cow with eye level at 4 feet above the ground stands x feet from the billboard.

A study is done by a community group in two neighboring colleges to determine which one graduate's students with more math classes. College A samples 11 graduates. Their average is four math classes with a standard deviation of 1.5 math classes.

What is 4 (a5+7) + 6 (b7-5)

The average low temperature in a city in August is 49 degrees Fahrenheit and the average high temperatures is 71 degrees fahrenheit. Convert these temperatures to Celsius.