By how much does a 3 - 2a exceed a 2 + a - 6?

Missy took the act and was told her standard score (z-score) is –1. frank took the sat and was told his standard score (z-score) is –2. which student has a better chance of getting admitted to college based on their test score?

I’m stuck on this equation, anyone got the answer?

Ascientist has discovered an organism that produces five offspring exactly one hour after its own birth, and then goes on to live for one week without producing any additional offspring. each replicated organism also replicates at the same rate. at hour one, there is one organism. at hour two, there are five more organisms. how many total organisms are there at hour seven? 2,801 19,531 19,607 97.655