Write an equivalent expression by distributing the "_' "sign outside the parentheses:
- (9r – 3.2s) + 4

Scores on the cognitive scale of the bayley-scales of infant and toddler development range from 1 to 19, with a standard deviation of 3. calculate the margin of error in estimating the true mean cognitive scale score, with 99% confidence, if there are 12 infants and toddlers in a sample.

Fixed rate mortgage offer: purchase price: $170,000 down payment ($34k): 20% term: 30 years interest rate: 4.25% property tax (yearly): $1,500 homeowner’s insurance (yearly): $1,000 use this example from a fixed-rate mortgage calculator to you answer the questions. keep the page open after you complete this question. according to the calculator, the monthly payment demarco and tanya should anticipate paying for principal and interest is $208. $877. $669. $1,200.

Astudent is determining the influence of different types of food on the growth rate of spiders. she feeds one group of spiders two caterpillars twice a week. the other group received similarly-sized beetles twice a week. she records the amount of time required for individuals to reach sexual maturity. her hypothesis is that the spiders feeding on caterpillars will have a faster growth rate because caterpillars have a higher protein content compared to beetles. in this experiment, what is the dependent variable? spiders assigned to different feeding groups. time required to reach sexual maturity number of prey items fed twice a week. growth rates of each group.