144 is -1 x 2a x 3b what is the sum of a+b?

Mercury poisoning is dangerous overload of mercury within the body. a major source of mercury within the body, a major source of mercury poisoning is consuming fish that contain mercury. certain fish are more prone to having higher levels of mercury than others. the pie chart shows the distribution of four breeds of fish at a hatchery. the hatchery has approximately 6,000 fish. a biologist from the centers for disease control and prevention randomly test 5% of each breed of fish for mercury content. her findings are shown in the following table. based on the biologist's findings, if a single salmon is randomly selected from those that were tested, what is the probability that this particular fish would have a dangerous mercury level? a) 0.001 b) 0.004 c) 0.02 d) 0.08

In triangle abc segment de is parallel to the side ac . (the endpoints of segment de lie on the sides ab and bc respectively). find de, if ac=20cm, ab=17cm, and bd=11.9cm;

Acompany is making new soccer uniforms for a team. the company uses 2.5 yards of fabric for each shirt. the company uses 82.5 yards of fabric to make shirts and shorts for 15 players. the equation and solution below represents the situation. 15(2.5+x)=82.5; x=3 what does the solution, x=3, represent?