Andy is solving a quadratic equation using completing the square. If a step in the process results in 169/9 = (x – 6)2, could the original quadratic equation be solved by factoring? Explain your reasoning.

Arandom sample of 240 park users were asked if they go to the park more often on weekdays or on the weekend. the results are shown in the table. weekdays weekend male 50 10 female 150 30 based on the data in the table, select correct or incorrect for each statement. correct incorrect the males go to the park more often on the weekend. the females go to the park more often on weekdays. for the participants in the survey, gender affects which days of the week a person goes to the park.

The box plot shows the number of raisins found in sample boxes from brand c and from brand d. each box weighs the same. what could you infer by comparing the range of the data for each brand? a) a box of raisins from either brand has about 28 raisins. b) the number of raisins in boxes from brand c varies more than boxes from brand d. c) the number of raisins in boxes from brand d varies more than boxes from brand c. d) the number of raisins in boxes from either brand varies about the same.

Suppose you just purchased a digital music player and have put 8 tracks on it. after listening to them you decide that you like 4 of the songs. with the random feature on your player, each of the 8 songs is played once in random order. find the probability that among the first two songs played (a) you like both of them. would this be unusual? (b) you like neither of them. (c) you like exactly one of them. (d) redo () if a song can be replayed before all 8 songs are played.