Paul taped two pieces of paper together to make a tail for his kite. One piece was 8 inches long. The other piece was 7 inches long. What is the total length of the kite tail?

Aparallelogram has two side lengths of 5 units. three of its sides have equations y = 0, y = 2, y = 2x. find the equation of the fourth side.

Which graph represents an even function?

An automated water dispenser fills packets with one liter of water on average, with a standard deviation of 5 milliliter. the manual says that after a year of operation the dispenser should be tested to see if it needs recalibration. a year later a number of filled packets are set aside and measured separately. it is found that the average packet now contains about 0.995 liters. does the dispenser need calibration? explain your answer.