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Your friend swims on the school team. in his first four races, his times are 24.7, 23.5, 25.6, and 27.2 seconds. which time listed for his next race would make the range larger?

The parabola x = y² - 9 opens: a.)up b.)down c.) right d.)left

Agroup of students want to create a garden. they do not know the exact measurements but they propose using a variable to represent the length and width of the garden. the length of the garden is 10 feet longer than double the width. use a single variable to write algebraic expressions for both the length and width of the garden. write an algebraic expression for the area of the garden. use mathematical terms to describe this expression.