Melanie connected a brown garden hose, a green garden hose, and a black garden hose to make one long hose. The brown hose is 10.75 feet long, the green hose is 16.4 feet long, and the black hose is 8.5 feet long. What is the farthest distance the one long hose can reach? 18.65 ft 24.65 ft 34.84 ft 35.65 ft

At the olympic games, many events have several rounds of competition. one of these events is the men's 100-meter backstroke. the upper dot plot shows the times (in seconds) of the top 8 finishers in the final round of the 2012 olympics. the lower dot plot shows the times of the same 8 swimmers, but in the semifinal round. which pieces of information can be gathered from these dot plots? (remember that lower swim times are faster.) choose all answers that apply: a: the swimmers had faster times on average in the final round. b: the times in the final round vary noticeably more than the times in the semifinal round. c: none of the above.

Two years ago a man was six times as old as his daughter. in 18 years he will be twice as old as his daughter. determine their present ages.

How is this equation completed? i cannot find any examples in the book.