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The parabola y = x² - 4 opens: a.) up b.) down c.) right d.) left

Sheila wants to bake six muffins but the recipe is for 12 muffins . this means you only need half of the ingredients listed how much of the of each ingredient does she need? one cup and banana chips ,7 tablespoons oil , two eggs, 3/4 cups flour 1/4 cup walnuts show all you work and justify your answer using a baby toulmin.

If w = 6 units, x = 3 units, and y = 5 units, what is the surface area of the figure? 168 units2 240 units2 144 units2 96 units2