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Sam makes his sales calls according to a pattern. he travels either north or south depending on the calendar. some of his past trips were as follows: on february 17, april 24, june 10, september 19, and november 3 he drove north. on february 28, may 25, august 22, november 20, and december 18, he drove south. describe sams' pattern. in which direction will sam drive on oct4 and oct 24?

Select the correct answer. joshua likes to read. he read 6 books when he was 6 years old. every year he doubled the number of books he read the previous year. how many total books did he read between the ages of 6 and 10? a. 60 b. 90 c.186 d.187