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You started by correctly identifying that the original price ratio of the hollow pine door to the solid oak door is 1:2, with prices of $40 and $80, respectively.

However, the mistake happens when you try to adjust the ratio after applying the 25% discount. You calculated that the final ratio should be 1:1.75 and that this implies a new price of $70 for the solid oak door. This step is where things go wrong.

Here’s why:

1. Discount Application: The problem states that Cheryl received a 25% discount on the solid oak doors. This means you should reduce the original $80 price by 25%, which gives you $60, not $70. The correct calculation is:
80 × (1 - 0.25) = 80 × 0.75 = 60 dollars
So, the price after the discount is fixed at $60.

2. Incorrect Ratio Adjustment: The ratio of 1:1.75 that you used isn't necessary here. The discount simply reduces the price to $60, and we should work with that exact price. Adjusting to $70 based on the ratio leads to an incorrect total cost because it doesn’t reflect the actual 25% discount.

Correct Total Price:
When you use the correct discounted price of $60 for the solid oak doors, the total cost becomes:
5 × 40 + 6 × 60 = 200 + 360 = 560 dollars

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Factorize the denominator
2x^2 + 8x + 8
= 2(x^2 + 4x + 4)
= 2(x + 2)^2

Simplify the fraction
(2x + 4) / (2(x + 2)^2)
= 2(x + 2) / 2(x + 2)(x + 2)
= 1 / (x + 2)

Conclusion
The equivalent expression is 1 / (x + 2)

Understand the problem
We need to find integer solutions for the equation (a−b)^2 + 8b^2 = 108.

Substitute different values of b and solve for a
Let k = a - b. Then the equation becomes k^2 + 8b^2 = 108.

Test values of b
b = 0: k^2 + 0 = 108 -> No solution (k^2 = 108 is not a perfect square)
b = 1: k^2 + 8 = 108 -> k^2 = 100 -> k = ±10 -> (a, b) = (11, 1), (-9, 1)
b = 2: k^2 + 32 = 108 -> k^2 = 76 -> No solution (k^2 = 76 is not a perfect square)
b = 3: k^2 + 72 = 108 -> k^2 = 36 -> k = ±6 -> (a, b) = (9, 3), (-3, 3)
b = 4: k^2 + 128 = 108 -> No solution (k^2 = -20 is not possible)
b = -1: k^2 + 8 = 108 -> k^2 = 100 -> k = ±10 -> (a, b) = (9, -1), (-11, -1)
b = -3: k^2 + 72 = 108 -> k^2 = 36 -> k = ±6 -> (a, b) = (3, -3), (-9, -3)

Count the solutions
The ordered pairs (a, b) are:
(11, 1), (-9, 1), (9, 3), (-3, 3), (9, -1), (-11, -1), (3, -3), (-9, -3)

Conclusion
There are 8 ordered pairs (a, b).

Since we have an average rate question we can use the following formula:

average rate = total distance / total time

Since the distance is the same in both directions, we can use a smart number to represent the one-way distance. A good number to use would be one that is divisible by both 5 and 12, so we can let the distance each way = 60.

So, the time going to work is 60/5 = 12, and the time going home from work is 60/12 = 5.

Finally we can determine the average rate:

average rate = total distance / total time

average rate = (60 + 60)/(12 + 5)

average rate = 120/17

Understand the problem
We need to form four-digit numbers using the digits {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6}.
Digits can be repeated as given in the set, but the numbers must be distinct.

Calculate the number of permutations
Total digits: 8
We need to choose 4 out of these 8 digits.

Consider repetitions
For each selection of 4 digits, we need to consider different cases for repetitions:
1. All digits are unique
2. One digit is repeated

Case 1: All digits are unique
Select 4 digits from {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
Number of ways to select 4 out of 6 = C(6, 4) = 15
Number of permutations of 4 unique digits = 4! = 24
Total = 15 * 24 = 360

Case 2: One digit is repeated
Choose 3 out of {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
Number of ways to select 3 out of 6 = C(6, 3) = 20
Number of permutations with one repetition = 4!/2! = 12
Total = 20 * 12 = 240

Sum the cases
Total distinct four-digit numbers = 360 + 240 = 600

Understand the problem
Given: a, b, c in G.P.
Median is a, and b = 10
|a + b + c| = 15
a > c

Express G.P. terms
Since b is the middle term: a/r, 10, ar
|(a/r) + 10 + ar| = 15

Solve the absolute value equation
Case 1: (a/r) + 10 + ar = 15
(a/r) + ar = 5
a(r + 1/r) = 5

Case 2: (a/r) + 10 + ar = -15
(a/r) + ar = -25
a(r + 1/r) = -25

Solve for r
Let's solve case 1 since |a + b + c| should be positive.
ar = k, where k is the common ratio.

a(1/r + r) = 5
10(1/r + r) = 5
1/r + r = 0.5
Let r^2 + 2 = k, then
2 + 1/r = 5

Determine the product of first 4 terms
First 4 terms: a/r, 10, ar, a(r^2)

Since a > c:
a > ar
ar = 10, hence, c = a

Product of first 4 terms: (a/r) * 10 * ar * a

Understand the problem
We need to minimize x^2 + 2xy + y^2 given 2x + 9y = 57.

Express y in terms of x
2x + 9y = 57
y = (57 - 2x) / 9

Substitute y in the expression to be minimized
f(x, y) = x^2 + 2xy + y^2

Find integer solutions for y
x must be chosen such that (57 - 2x) / 9 is an integer.
Test values for x:
x = 3: y = (57 - 6) / 9 = 51 / 9 = 5.67 (not an integer)
x = 12: y = (57 - 24) / 9 = 33 / 9 = 3.67 (not an integer)
x = 21: y = (57 - 42) / 9 = 15 / 9 = 1.67 (not an integer)
x = 30: y = (57 - 60) / 9 = -3 / 9 = -1/3 (not an integer)
x = 39: y = (57 - 78) / 9 = -21 / 9 = -2.33 (not an integer)

Verify integer values for y
Find values of x such that y is an integer:
x = -3, y = 7

Compute x^2 + 2xy + y^2
For x = -3, y = 7:
f(-3, 7) = (-3)^2 + 2(-3)(7) + (7)^2
= 9 - 42 + 49
= 16

Conclusion
The least possible value of x^2 + 2xy + y^2 is 16.

First, let’s define our two variables:

M = Marla’s age today

A = Angelina’s age today

Next, we can write two equations from the information presented in the problem stem.

Since Marla is 20 years older than Angelina, we have:

M = A + 20 (equation 1)

Since in 5 years, Marla will be 3 times as old as Angelina, we have:

M + 5 = 3(A + 5)

M + 5 = 3A + 15

M = 3A + 10 (equation 2)

Next, from equation 1, we can substitute A + 20 for M in equation 2, and then solve for A:

A + 20 = 3A + 10

10 = 2A

5 = A

Finally, we see that Angelina is 5 years old. Thus, Marla is currently 5 + 20 = 25 years old. So, in 3 years, Marla will be 28 years old.

Understand the problem
We have two equations: 2x = 10 and 3y = 10.
We need to find the value of 12xy.

Solve for x and y
2x = 10
x = 10 / 2
x = 5

3y = 10
y = 10 / 3
y ≈ 3.33

Calculate 12xy
12xy = 12 * 5 * (10 / 3)
12xy = 12 * 5 * 3.33
12xy = 200