Which of the following is not a characteristic of both surveys and experiments? A. Data are collected about a population.

B. The data collected might be studied for patterns.

C. The researcher selects a sample of the population to study.

D. The researcher exercises direct control over at least one variable.

The scale for a map is 20 miles = 1/2 inch. the distance between two towns on the map is 3 3/4 inches. what is the actual distance between these towns? 150 miles 38 miles 75 miles 135 miles

Follow these steps using the algebra tiles to solve the equation −5x + (−2) = −2x + 4. 1. add 5 positive x-tiles to both sides and create zero pairs. 2. add 4 negative unit tiles to both sides and create zero pairs. 3. divide the unit tiles evenly among the x-tiles. x =

Raj encoded a secret phrase using matrix multiplication. using a = 1, b = 2, c = 3, and so on, he multiplied the clear text code for each letter by the matrix to get a matrix that represents the encoded text. the matrix representing the encoded text is . what is the secret phrase? determine the location of spaces after you decode the text. yummy is the corn the tomato is red the corn is yummy red is the tomato