Taking successive discounts of 15% off and then 25% off is the same as taking a one time discount of 40%.

The whale was a missile blasting from beneath the surface.  2.) a majestic whale leapt skyward before diving back into the sea.    these are both figurative language. this is so because the whale in sentence "1" was not actually a missile, nor was it actually blasting. now, for sentence "2", a whale can not actually "leap".

Establish a study routine & set up a distraction-free study environment! (All answers apply but Sofia should focus on those two.)