Follow the steps below to choose an equivalent expression for 15n – 20 using the distributive property. Use the work below to help you. 1. Find the GCF of the terms. The GCF of 15n and 20 is 5. 2. To factor out the GCF, divide each term in the expression by the GCF. 15n ÷ 5 = 3n and 20 ÷ 5 = 4 Which expression is equivalent to 15n – 20? 2(8n – 6) 6(2n – 9) 5(3n – 4) 5(4n – 3)

Stu and ambrose are working together on a study of whether diet is related to students' mental health. first, they randomly select 10 students from the student center and 10 students from the office of counseling and psychological services. then, they ask students to rate their diet in terms of healthiness on a scale of 1-100 before completing a 20-item mental health survey. a) name one of the constructs being studied b) how was the construct you named above operationally defined in this experiment? e) was the variable you described above their independent variable, their dependent variable, or a controlled variable? d) what is a confounding variable? what is a potential confound in this study?