There were some pieces of candy in a bowl. Shirley took half of them. Then Rose took half of the pieces left in the bowl. After that, Susan took half of the remaining pieces of candy. In the end there were 8 pieces of candy left in the bowl. How many candies were there in the bowl at the beginning?

Suppose babies born after a gestation period of 32 to 35 weeks have a mean weight of 25002500 grams and a standard deviation of 800800 grams while babies born after a gestation period of 40 weeks have a mean weight of 27002700 grams and a standard deviation of 385385 grams. if a 3232-week gestation period baby weighs 21252125 grams and a 4040-week gestation period baby weighs 23252325 grams, find the corresponding z-scores. which baby weighs lessless relative to the gestation period?