Explain how the quality of a survey affects the results

Simonne used the following steps to simplify the given expression. 12 - 3(-2x + 4) step 1: 12 + (–3)·(–2x) + (–3)·(4) step 2: 12 + 6x + (–12) step 3: 12 + (–12) + 6x step 4: 0 + 6x step 5: 6x what property of real numbers was used to transition from step 3 to step 4? a. identity property of addition b. inverse property of addition c. associative property of addition d. commutative property of addition

Eight people were asked what the balance of their savings account at the beginning of the month was and how much it increased or decreased by the end of the month. create a scatter plot that represents the data that is shown in the table. the x-axis represents the beginning balance in thousands of dollars and the y-axis represents the change in the savings account in hundreds of dollars. name beginning balance (in thousands of dollars) change in savings account (in hundreds of dollars) jimmy 5 3 kendra 4 7 carlos 5 4 yolanda 3 1 shawn 2 5 laura 3 2 andy 5 6 georgia 4 3

What is the ratio of the change in y-values to the change in x-values for this function? a) 1: 13 b) 2: 5 c) 5: 2 d) 13: 1