26. higher order thinking a mother
manatee, pictured to the right, is three
times as long as her baby manatee.
a. how long is her baby manatee? write
and solve an equation.
12 feet
b. if a blue whale is 9 times as long as the
manatee shown, how much longer is
a blue whale than the manatee? write
and solve equations.

How does the graph of g(x)=⌊x⌋−3 differ from the graph of f(x)=⌊x⌋? the graph of g(x)=⌊x⌋−3 is the graph of f(x)=⌊x⌋ shifted right 3 units. the graph of g(x)=⌊x⌋−3 is the graph of f(x)=⌊x⌋ shifted up 3 units. the graph of g(x)=⌊x⌋−3 is the graph of f(x)=⌊x⌋ shifted down 3 units. the graph of g(x)=⌊x⌋−3 is the graph of f(x)=⌊x⌋ shifted left 3 units.

Astudent draws two parabolas on graph paper. both parabolas cross the x-axis at (–4, 0) and (6, 0). the y-intercept of the first parabola is (0, –12). the y-intercept of the second parabola is (0, –24). what is the positive difference between the a values for the two functions that describe the parabolas? write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth

The seventh-grade students at charleston middle school are choosing one girl and one boy for student council. their choices for girls are michaela (m), candice (c), and raven (r), and for boys, neil (n), barney (b), and ted (t). the sample space for the combined selection is represented in the table. complete the table and the sentence beneath it.