Which correlation is most likely a causation?

A. the negative correlation between the days of an antibiotic treatment and the number of bacteria remaining

B. the negative correlation between calories eaten and pounds gained

C. the positive correlation between ice cream sales and beach visitors

D. the positive correlation between race times in a 500 meter race and race times in a 100 meter race

Simonne used the following steps to simplify the given expression. 12 - 3(-2x + 4) step 1: 12 + (–3)·(–2x) + (–3)·(4) step 2: 12 + 6x + (–12) step 3: 12 + (–12) + 6x step 4: 0 + 6x step 5: 6x what property of real numbers was used to transition from step 3 to step 4? a. identity property of addition b. inverse property of addition c. associative property of addition d. commutative property of addition

Which statement is true? the given sides and angles cannot be used to show similarity by either the sss or sas similarity theorems. the given sides and angles can be used to show similarity by the sss similarity theorem only. the given sides and angles can be used to show similarity by the sas similarity theorem only. the given sides and angles can be used to show similarity by both the sss and sas similarity theorems.

The price of an item has been reduced by 30%. the original price was $30. what is the price of the item now ?