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the original problem is:
p^2+4p-27 ÷ p+8

Ms. sutton recorded the word counts and scores of the top ten essays in a timed writing contest. the table shows her data. how does the word count of an essay relate to its score in the contest? word count tends to decrease as the score decreases. word count tends to increase as the score decreases. word count tends to remain constant as the score decreases. word count has no apparent relationship to the score of the essay.

If there are 12 moths and some have 31 days and others have 30 days how many have 28 days?

What is the greatest number of parts of a circle that can be formed by cutting the circle with 7 straight cuts? (note: the parts do not have to be equal in size)