What is a random vanable?

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Customers at an ice-cream shop took a survey .the results showed that 144 customers rated the shop as being "very satisfactory ."this number represented 45%of the total nunber of customers who took the survey

Asquare is dilated by a scale factor of 1.25 to create a new square. how does the area of the new square compare with the area of the original square? a)the area of the new square is 1.25 times the area of the original square. b)the area of the new square is 2.50 times the area of the original square. c)the area of the new square is 1.252 times the area of the original square. d)the area of the new square is 1.253 times the area of the original square.