The diagram shows 6 small squares made with matchsticks. How many matchsticks must be removed to leave precisely 3 small squares which touch only at corners?

When drawing a trend line for a series of data on a scatter plot, which of the following is true? a. there should be an equal number of data points on either side of the trend line. b. all the data points should lie on one side of the trend line. c. the trend line should not intersect any data point on the plot. d. the trend line must connect each data point on the plot.

G. how many different 6-letter arrangements can be formed using the letters in the word absent, if each letter is used only once? a. 6 b. 36 c. 720 d. 46,656

Consider the equation 0.2(x – 4.5) + 1.7 = 9.6. 1. use the distribution property. 2. combine like terms. 3. use the properties of equality and inverse operations to isolate the variable. 0.2x + (-0.9) + 1.7 = 9.6 0.2x + 0.8 = 9.6