Use appropriate tools strategically. Consider the available tools and be sufficiently familiar with them to make sound decisions about when each tool might be helpful, recognizing both the insight to be gained as well as the limitations. Identify relevant external mathematical resources and use them to pose or solve problems. Use tools to explore and deepen their understanding of concepts.

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The box plot shows the number of raisins found in sample boxes from brand c and from brand d. each box weighs the same. what could you infer by comparing the range of the data for each brand? a) a box of raisins from either brand has about 28 raisins. b) the number of raisins in boxes from brand c varies more than boxes from brand d. c) the number of raisins in boxes from brand d varies more than boxes from brand c. d) the number of raisins in boxes from either brand varies about the same.

Astudent draws two parabolas on graph paper. both parabolas cross the x-axis at (-4, 0) and (6,0). the y-intercept of thefirst parabola is (0, –12). the y-intercept of the second parabola is (0-24). what is the positive difference between the avalues for the two functions that describe the parabolas? write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth.