Maria is comparing the prices of two window cleaning companies. company a charges $6 per window and an additional $12 as service charges. company b charges $5 per window and an additional $15 as service charges. part a: write an equation to represent each company's total charges for cleaning a certain number of windows. for both equations (one for company a and one for company b), define the variable used. (4 points) part b: which company would charge less for cleaning 8 windows? justify your answer. (3 points) part c: how much money is saved by using the services of company b instead of company a to clean 6 windows? (3 points)

Two groups of students were asked how many hours they spent reading each day. the table below shows the numbers for each group: group a 1 2 1 1 3 3 2 2 3 group b 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 based on the table, which of the following is true? the interquartile range for group a students is 0.5 less than the interquartile range for group b students. the interquartile range for group a students is equal to the interquartile range for group b students. the interquartile range for group a employees is 0.5 more than to the interquartile range for group b students. the interquartile range for group a employees is 1 more than the interquartile range for group b students.