The nurse is reviewing the complete blood cell (CBC) count f…

The nurse is reviewing the complete blood cell (CBC) count for a female patient recently admitted to the medical-surgical unit. The CBC count is as follows: platelet 180,000/mm3; hemoglobin 15 g/dL; red blood cells 4.4 million/mm3; white blood cells 6 103/mm3. What is the nurse’s analysis of these results?

There are 18 Cub Scouts in Troop 645.  The number of scouts…

There are 18 Cub Scouts in Troop 645.  The number of scouts is 3 more than five times the number of adult leaders. Find the number of adult leaders. Write an equations to model the given situation. Use the variable x to represent the number of adult leaders.  How many adult leaders were there?