A group of 4 friends are posing for a photograph. If 2 of the friends want to stand beside each other, how many ways can the picture be taken? 6,10,12,20

6

Step-by-step explanation:

If 2 of the friends wants to stand beside each other, we can take these 2 friends like 1 option and calculated the number of ways, using the rule of multiplication as:

__ 3 * 2 *1  =  6

1st place        2nd place        3rd place

Because we have 3 options (2 friends and the friends that are beside each other) for the first place of the picture, 2 options for the second and 1 option for the third.

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explanation

the graph has a slope of 1/3 because each time you move up 1, you go to the right 3. so, slope = rise/run = 1/3. we can cross choice a off the list since we want a slope of 3, rather than 1/3.

the first table shown has a slope of -3. this is because the rise is -6 and the run is 2, so slope = rise/run = -6/2 = -3. note how x increases by 2 each time (run) and y drops by 6 each time (rise). choice b can be eliminated.

the second table has a slope of 3. each time x goes up by 1, the y values increase by 3. slope = rise/run = 3/1 = 3. alternatively you can use the slope formula to prove that the slope is 3 here. use any two rows of values to generate the two points. choice c is one of the answers

the third table also has a slope of 3. let's use the slope formula to prove as such. i'm going to use the first two rows of the table. so i'll use the two points (2,1) and (5,10)

m = slope

m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

m = (10-1)/(5-2)

m = 9/3

m = 3 so we get a slope of 3

choice d is the other answer

boxplot e is the answer