Which expression is equivalent to 3(m − 3) + 4?
3m + 1
3m − 5
3m + 13
3m − 3

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Astudent is determining the influence of different types of food on the growth rate of spiders. she feeds one group of spiders two caterpillars twice a week. the other group received similarly-sized beetles twice a week. she records the amount of time required for individuals to reach sexual maturity. her hypothesis is that the spiders feeding on caterpillars will have a faster growth rate because caterpillars have a higher protein content compared to beetles. in this experiment, what is the dependent variable? spiders assigned to different feeding groups. time required to reach sexual maturity number of prey items fed twice a week. growth rates of each group.

Astudent found the solution below for the given inequality. |x-9|< -4 x-9> 4 and x-9< -4 x> 13 and x< 5 which of the following explains whether the student is correct? -the student is completely correct because the student correctly wrote and solved the compound inequality. -the student is partially correct because only one part of the compound inequality is written correctly. -the student is partially correct because the student should have written the statements using “or” instead of “and.” -the student is completely incorrect because there is no solution to this inequality.