Rose is comparing 5/4 and 8/9. She believes 8/9 is greater than 5/4 because 9ths are smaller than 4ths, so 8/9 is closer to 1. Do you agree with Rose? Explain your reasoning using a number line.

An automated water dispenser fills packets with one liter of water on average, with a standard deviation of 5 milliliter. the manual says that after a year of operation the dispenser should be tested to see if it needs recalibration. a year later a number of filled packets are set aside and measured separately. it is found that the average packet now contains about 0.995 liters. does the dispenser need calibration? explain your answer.

Write a polynomial function f of least degree that has rational coefficients, a leading coefficient of 1, and the given zeros. 3, 4+2i, 1+(sqrt)7 the answer is supposed to be: f(x)=x(^5)-13x(^4)+60x(^3)-82x(^2)-144x+360 what am i doing wrong?

Apool measures 12.3 feet by 16.6 feet. if the longer wall of the pool has a diagonal of 17.8 feet, what is the volume of the pool? (round to nearest tenth)