The most efficient first step in the process to factor the trinomial 4x3-20x2+24x a. factor out –1 b. factor out 4 c. factor out 4x d. factor out (x – 3)

Which function in vertex form is equivalent to f(x) = x2 + 6x + 3? f(x) = (x + 3)2 + 3 f(x) = (x + 3)2 − 6 f(x) = (x + 6)2 + 3 f(x) = (x + 6)2 − 6

The scatter plot shows the number of animal cells clara examined in a laboratory in different months: plot ordered pairs 1, 20 and 2, 60 and 3,100 and 4, 140 and 5, 180 what is the approximate predicted number of animal cells clara examined in the 9th month?

Candice uses the function f(t)=t+100−−−−−−√ to model the number of students in her after-school program. the variable t represents days and f(t) represents the number of students. how many days does it take for there to be 15 students in her program? a. 225 days b. 125 days c. 325 days d. 115 days