Read the excerpt. Which phrases best complete the scenario below? The phrase shows that absently means.

Option 1 answers

I don’t know how I could have gone through this year and a half without it.

What’s that you got around your neck, Ned?

Mechanically fastened another button of his shirt and did not reply.

It must be, Nick, returned Edmond with a smile.

Option 2 answers

Thinking deeply

Not paying attention

Not on purpose

Making oneself disappear

List the elements of the set in roster notation. (enter empty or ∅ for the empty set.) {x | x is a letter in the word hippopotamus}

What is the value of  y  in the solution to the system of equations? x  +  y  =  12x  –  3y  =  –30a. –8b. –3c. 3d. 8

Two language majors, anna and megan, took exams in two languages. anna scored 85 on both exams. megan scored 74 on the first exam and 85 on the second exam. overall, student scores on the first exam had a mean of 82 and a standard deviation of 4, and the second exam scores had a mean of 71 and a standard deviation of 13. a) to qualify for language honors, a major must maintain at least an 85 average across all language courses taken. so far, which of anna and megan qualify? b) which student's overall performance was better?