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Rewrite the following without an exponent. (5/8)-1

45% of the trees in a park are apple trees. there are 27 apple trees in the park. how many trees are in the park in all?

Circle d circumscribes abc and abe. which statements about the triangles are true? statement i: the perpendicular bisectors of abc intersect at the same point as those of abe. statement ii: the distance from c to d is the same as the distance from d to e. statement iii: bisects cde. statement iv: the angle bisectors of abc intersect at the same point as those of abe. a. i only b. i and ii c. ii and iv d. i and iii e. iii and iv