You write (5-2)÷n to represent the phrase 2 less than 5 divided by a number n. Your friend writes (5÷n)-2. Are these both reasonable interpretations? Can verbal descriptions lack precision? Explain

What signals you that factoring by grouping is the best method to use when factoring a problem?

If the graphs of the linear equations in a system are parallel, what does that mean about the possible solution(s) of the system? a. there are infinitely many solutions. b. there is no solution. c. there is exactly one solution. d. the lines in a system cannot be parallel.

Піf x = y and y= z, which statement must be true? оа. -x = -2 b. x= z ос. —x = 2 od. 2= x