A. x(2x-5) = 0
b. x^2 + 4x = 0
use factoring and the zero product property to solve each equation

Problem melissa is her dad build a walkway in their backyard. the walkway will be 54 feet long and 1.5 feet wide. the local hardware store sells tiles which are 1.5 by 1.5 feet and come in boxes of 12. how many boxes of tiles do they need?

Taylor wants to paint his rectangular deck that is 41 feet long and 24 feet wide. a gallon of paint covers about 350 square feet. how many gallons of paint will taylor need to cover the entire deck? round your answers to two decimal places when necessary.

Q.1 dr. frank needs to choose 3 students from her advanced biology course to attend a conference in hawaii. the course has 40 students. which of the following methods could dr. frank use to choose a simple, random sample of 3 students? select all that apply. 1 dr. frank could have the students line up from shortest to tallest, then use her birthdate, 2/5/39, to select 3 students from the line (the 2nd student, the 5th student, and the 39th student). 2. dr. frank could upload her class roster into a spreadsheet and use a ranom-number generating function to produce 3 random numbers. the students whose names are located in the rows with these 3 numbers on the spreadsheet would be chosen. 3. dr. frank could choose the students with the 3 highest grades in the class. 4. dr. frank could count to three, then the first students to come to the front of the classroom and grab a golden ticket from her hand would be selected. 5. dr. frank could ask all students to write their name on a card, place all of the cards in a hat, shake the hat, and then pull 3 cards out from the hat. the students whose names appear on those 3 cards will be selected. 6. dr. frank could ask for volunteers to go to the conference, then choose the first 3 students who raise their hands. q2. now, choose one of the methods that you did not select and explain why this method would not result in a simple, random sample: