|x − 5| − |2 − x| + |x + 1| , if x ≥ 5

Which term best describes the association between variables a and b? no association a negative linear association a positive linear association a nonlinear association a scatterplot with an x axis labeled, variable a from zero to ten in increments of two and the y axis labeled, variable b from zero to one hundred forty in increments of twenty with fifteen points in a positive trend.

In a newspaper, it was reported that yearly robberies in springfield were up 25% to 265 in 2013 from 2012. how many robberies were there in springfield in 2012?

The price for gasoline is represented by the equation y=3.69x, where y represents the total price for x gallons of gasoline. on a graph, the number of gallons is represented on the horizontal axis, and the total price is represented on the vertical axis. determine whether each statement describes the graph of the equation. select true or false for each statement