Scarlett has a loyalty card good for a discount at her local pharmacy. The item she wants to buy is priced at $26, before discount and tax. After the discount, and before tax, the price is $22. 62. Find the percent discount.

What are the three stages of volcanic activity? a. active, magma, lava c. extinct, eruption, explosive b. eruption, quiet, explosive d. active, dormant, extinct

In which text sample are the ideas organized most logically? a. a butterfly starts its life as an egg. the egg hatches to reveal a tiny caterpillar. the caterpillar eats a lot of leaves. it grows quickly, shedding its skin as it grows. this shedding takes place four or more times in a process known as molting. the caterpillar then forms a pupa or chrysalis. inside the chrysalis, the caterpillar slowly transforms into a beautiful butterfly. b. the molting process is characteristic of caterpillars. eventually the caterpillar grows into a beautiful butterfly. the caterpillar eats a lot of leaves, growing quickly. as a result, it becomes too big for its skin, and it has to shed its skin four or more times. the caterpillar hatches from the egg laid by a butterfly. c. a tiny caterpillar hatches from the egg. the egg is the starting point of a butterfly’s life. when it becomes a caterpillar, it eats a lot of leaves. it grows quickly, shedding its skin as it grows. this shedding takes place four or more times. this process is known as molting. the caterpillar then forms a pupa or chrysalis. then the caterpillar slowly transforms into a beautiful butterfly. d. the caterpillar forms a pupa or chrysalis. inside the chrysalis, the caterpillar slowly transforms into a beautiful butterfly. but where does the caterpillar appear from? a caterpillar hatches from an egg. the egg is the starting point of a butterfly’s life. when it becomes a caterpillar, it eats a lot of leaves. it grows quickly, shedding its skin as it grows. this shedding takes place four or more times in a process known as molting.

At the year's end, a share of ardex industries was worth $49.50. this was $9 less than three times its value at the beginning of the year. what was the price of one share of ardex stock at the beginning of the year?