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Arecipe calls for 2 2/4 cups of raisins, but julie only has a 1/4 measuring cup. how many 1/4 cups is needed to measure out 2 2/4 cups of raisins?

The graph of a function f(x)=(x+2)(x-4). which describes all of the values for which the graph is negative and increasing? all real values of x where x< -2 all real values of x where -2