Jason solved the following equation to find the value for
-8.5x – 3.5x = -78
x = 6.5
Describe how Jason can check his answer.

Astudent showed the steps below while solving the inequality |x-4|< 1 by graphing.

Astudent is determining the influence of different types of food on the growth rate of spiders. she feeds one group of spiders two caterpillars twice a week. the other group received similarly-sized beetles twice a week. she records the amount of time required for individuals to reach sexual maturity. her hypothesis is that the spiders feeding on caterpillars will have a faster growth rate because caterpillars have a higher protein content compared to beetles. in this experiment, what is the dependent variable? spiders assigned to different feeding groups. time required to reach sexual maturity number of prey items fed twice a week. growth rates of each group.

Several paint mixtures are made by mixing blue paint and white paint. paint colors blue paint white paint mixture a 5 cups 12 cups mixture b 6 cups 6 cups mixture c 4 cups 12 cups mixture d 5 cups 6 cups which mixture has the highest ratio of blue paint to white paint