Figure W'X'Y'Z' is a dilation of figure WXYZ. Why do the parallel sides in figure WXYZ remain parallel to the corresponding sides of figure W'X'Y'Z' after the dilation? Explain your reasoning.

Element x decays radioactively with a half life of 8 minutes. if there are 450 grams of element x, how long, to the nearest tenth of a minute, would it take the element to decay to 37 grams?

Jermaine has t subway tokens. karen has 4 more subway tokens than jermaine. raul has 5 fewer subway tokens than jermaine. which expression represents the ratio of karen's tokens to raul's tokens

12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10time remaining01: 24: 54which graph represents this system? y=1/2x + 3 y= 3/2x -1