When asked to factor the trinomial x^2-16x+64, a student gives the answer (x – 8)(x + 8). which of the following statements is true? a. the answer is correct. b. the answer is incorrect; the trinomial cannot be factored. c. the answer is incorrect; the minus sign should be a plus sign. d. the answer is incorrect; the plus sign should be a minus sign.

Mexico city, mexico, is the world's second largest metropolis and is also one of its fastest-growing cities with a projected growth rate of 3.2% per year. its population in 1991 was 20,899,000 people. use the formula p = 20.899e0.032t to predict its population p in millions with t equal to the number of years after 1991. what is the predicted population to the nearest thousand of mexico city for the year 2010?

Two friends are reading books. jimmy reads a book with 21,356 words. his friend bob reads a book with one-and-a-half times as many words. which expression represents the number of words bob reads?

Mariah is randomly choosing three books to read from the following: 5 mysteries, 7 biographies, and 8 science fiction novels. which of these statements are true? check all that apply. there are 20c3 possible ways to choose three books to read. there are 5c3 possible ways to choose three mysteries to read. there are 15c3 possible ways to choose three books that are not all mysteries. the probability that mariah will choose 3 mysteries can be expressed as . the probability that mariah will not choose all mysteries can be expressed as 1 −