Which of the following methods would be easiest to use to solve 2x^2 + 5x - 11 = 0

a) factoring
b) isolating the x^2 term and finding the square root of both sides
c) using quadratic formula
d) all three methods would be easy and effective

In the final round of trivia competition, contestants were asked to name as many states that begin with the letter m as they could in 15 seconds. the bar graph shows the number of states the contestants were able to name. how many contestants participated in the final round of the competition?

What is the slope of the line that contains the points (4,8) and (9,8)? what type of line is it?

Aiden buys two bags of chips at $1.09 each and a 20 ounce soda for $1.20 at the gas station.he knows that the state tax is 5.5. how much change will he receive from a $5 bill?