The present age of the father is thrice as old as the age of the daughter 5 years hence. if 2 years ago, the age of the father was twice as old as the age of the daughter 8 years hence, find their present age.​

He said it was because a private detective sees the dark side of human nature. but whatever the reason, gill landers had an innate suspicion of politicians. when senator randy brill walked into his office on that summer day in august, mopping his flushed features with a monogrammed handkerchief, gill could think of no good reason to change his attitude. he'd only met brill once. that had been two years ago at a country club reception for state political notables. since then, he'd learned all he wanted to know about the senator's sinister reputation. gill sat back in his chair, put his feet on his desk, and fought to keep a poker face. but there was no way he could stop the chill that coursed along his spine like a rush of ice water. 29. in this paragraph, the word notables probably signifies that the persons so described a. would like to be politicians. b. are wealthy people. c. have political influence. d. are contributors to charity.

You visit two websites about inventions of the 21st century. one has .edu in the url address and the other has .com. which site is more likely to be credible and why? (6 points) select one: a. the .edu site is more likely to be credible because all .com sites are trying to sell you something. b. the .edu site is more likely to be credible because its domain is a university or other school type. c. the .com site is more likely to be credible because all .edu sites are personal college student blogs. d. the .com site is more likely to be credible because its owners review all the content before publishing.

Read the passage below and answer the question. somehow, it was hotter then: a black dog suffered on a summer’s day; bony mules hitched to hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of the live oaks on the square. men’s stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning. in the excerpt above, the phrase "stiff collars wilted by nine in the morning" suggests that despite the heat, men still dressed up the men in the town were vain men's clothing appeared its best on hot days the men were not accustomed to wearing nice clothes