Savanna is playing a game with her friends. she tells them to each pick a number, and then she directs them to: 1. multiply their number by 4 2. subtract 6 from that number 3. divide that number by 2. once they do that, they each tell savanna their number a. arturo says his "new" number is -15. what number did arturo start with?

Dexter read 11 science fiction books and 5 history books. lena read 9 science fiction books and 4 history books. compare the students’ ratios of science fiction books to history books. 1. determine the ratios’ form:    science fiction books to history books 2. write the ratios as fractions:    dexter: 115; lena: 94 3. rewrite with a common denominator. 4. compare. 5. answer the question. determine which shows the correct comparison of the ratios for this problem.

Astudent draws two parabolas on graph paper. both parabolas cross the x-axis at (-4, 0) and (6,0). the y-intercept of thefirst parabola is (0, –12). the y-intercept of the second parabola is (0-24). what is the positive difference between the avalues for the two functions that describe the parabolas? write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth.

Michelle is planting flowers in her garden. she wants the ratio of daises to carnations to be 3 to 2. michelle wants to plant a total of 35 flowers. how many daises should she plant?