In the fall, wesley swam a race in 58 seconds, and aiden swam it in 54 seconds. in the spring, they swam the same race. wesley did it in 53 seconds, and aiden did it in 52 seconds. how much more of an improvement was one boy's race time over the other boy's race time? explain

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If your score on your next statistics test is converted to a z score, which of these z scores would you prefer: minus2.00, minus1.00, 0, 1.00, 2.00? why? a. the z score of 2.00 is most preferable because it is 2.00 standard deviations above the mean and would correspond to the highest of the five different possible test scores. b. the z score of 0 is most preferable because it corresponds to a test score equal to the mean. c. the z score of minus2.00 is most preferable because it is 2.00 standard deviations below the mean and would correspond to the highest of the five different possible test scores. d. the z score of minus1.00 is most preferable because it is 1.00 standard deviation below the mean and would correspond to an above average

Milk and ice cream are mixed together for a recipe. the total volume of the mixture is 1 cup. if the milk contains 2% fat, the cream contains 18% fat ,and the mixture contains 6% fat ,how much cream is in the mixture