Which expression is equivalent to 2/5(4x+9)

1. there are 25 students who started computer programming in elementary school and 25 students who started computer programming in middle school. the first group had a mean final project grade of 95% and the second group had a mean final project grade of 92%. the line plot shows the differences after 10 rerandomizations. determine whether the difference in the means of the two groups is significant based on the line plot. explain your answer.

At the olympic games, many events have several rounds of competition. one of these events is the men's 100-meter backstroke. the upper dot plot shows the times (in seconds) of the top 8 finishers in the final round of the 2012 olympics. the lower dot plot shows the times of the same 8 swimmers, but in the semifinal round. which pieces of information can be gathered from these dot plots? (remember that lower swim times are faster.) choose all answers that apply: a: the swimmers had faster times on average in the final round. b: the times in the final round vary noticeably more than the times in the semifinal round. c: none of the above.

Ametal rod needs to be 9 feet and 5.5 inches in length. the sections of the poles being used are each 1 foot and 10.5 inches long. how many 1ft 10.5in sections would be needed to complete the 9ft 5.5in metal rod? and how many inches of material will be left?