Esme read 12 pages from her science book last night, and it took her 18 minutes. how long will it take her to read tonight's homework, which is 30 pages long?

Nine more than four times a number is the same as one less than twice the number. find the number?

Li buys supplies so he can make and sell key chains. he begins to make a profit only after he sells 4 key chains. what point on the graph makes the most sense in this situation?

At the olympic games, many events have several rounds of competition. one of these events is the men's 100-meter backstroke. the upper dot plot shows the times (in seconds) of the top 8 finishers in the final round of the 2012 olympics. the lower dot plot shows the times of the same 8 swimmers, but in the semifinal round. which pieces of information can be gathered from these dot plots? (remember that lower swim times are faster.) choose all answers that apply: a: the swimmers had faster times on average in the final round. b: the times in the final round vary noticeably more than the times in the semifinal round. c: none of the above.