Ms. Dunn spent $10.70 to buy a total of 24 slices of pie or cookies. A slice of pie costs $0.80 and a cookie costs $0.30. How many slices of pie did Ms. Dunn buy?

a. 7
b. 12
c. 17
d. 10

3: 2

step-by-step explanation:

shorter piece is 2: 3, so just reverse it, and you get 3: 2

, and

for

step-by-step explanation:

we can analyze the pattern at which the terms increase. let us denote , , , so that we can call

note the following:

the pattern: to get the next term value, we just add the next term number (e.g. 1st, 2nd, to the previous term value (term values are the given numbers in the question, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15,

from , to get to , we add

from , to get to , we add

etc.

we need to form a recursive formula, a formula that has the next term as a function of the previous term. so a possible recursive formula can be

, and for

a

step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

use context clues to figure out the meaning of the bolded word:  

the sage gardener knew when she had to water her plants.  

question 8 options:

mint plant

wise

happy

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