Henry cuts both a small ruby and a large sapphire in half. Does he cut the same amount off the ruby as he does the sapphire? Look at the shading in the shapes below and write the fractions. Construct a math argument to justify your answer.

Simonne used the following steps to simplify the given expression. 12 - 3(-2x + 4) step 1: 12 + (–3)·(–2x) + (–3)·(4) step 2: 12 + 6x + (–12) step 3: 12 + (–12) + 6x step 4: 0 + 6x step 5: 6x what property of real numbers was used to transition from step 3 to step 4? a. identity property of addition b. inverse property of addition c. associative property of addition d. commutative property of addition

At the beginning of the day, stock xyz opened at $6.12. at the end of the day, it closed at $6.88. what is the rate of change of stock xyz? a. 1.17% b. 11.0% c. 12.4% d. 81.5%

Find the zero function by factoring (try to show work) h(x)=-x^2-6x-9