Bella, tia, and ron participate in a trivia contest at a book shop. tia scores 4 points, ron scores 3 points, and bella scores 2 points. each player gets a number of paperback books equal to the square of the points he or she scores. what is the total number of books the players receive?

The parabola x = y² - 9 opens: a.)up b.)down c.) right d.)left

State if the two triangles are congruent. if they are, state how you know?

Aclothing store has the sign shown in the shop window. pani sees the sign and wants to buy 3 shirts and 2 pairs of jeans. the cost of each shirt before the discount is $12, and the cost of each pair of jeans is $19 before the discount. write and simplify an expression to find the amount pani pays if a $3 discount is applied to her total