The incomplete work of a student to solve an equation is shown below: step 1: 3x + 12 = 3 step 2: ? step 3: x = −9 ÷ 3 step 4: x = −3 what is the missing step 2?

James wants to promote his band on the internet. site a offers website hosting for $4.95 per month with a $49.95 startup fee. site b offers website hosting for $9.95 per month with no startup fee. for how many months would james need to keep the website for site a to be a better choice than site b? define a variable for the situation. write an inequality that represents the situation. solve the inequality to find out how many months he needs to keep the website for site a to be less expensive than site b. using words, describe how many months he needs to keep the website for site a to be less expensive than site b.

Logan wants to know how many skateboards have defective parts. he inspects 20,000 skateboards and keeps track of the number of defects per board. use his probability distribution table to find the expected value for defects on a skateboard.

Which best describes the construction of a triangle if given the segment lengths of 2 cm, 3 cm, and 5 cm? a) unique triangle b) cannot be determined c) triangle not possible d) more than one triangle