Jane had r beanie babies. she gave 8 of them to her friend. later her grandma bought her 5 more beanie babies than she had in the beginning. how many beanie babies did jane have in the beginning, if now she has 27 of them?

Elizabeth claims that the fourth root of 2 can be expressed as 2^m since (2^m)^n = 2. find the values of m and n for the case where elizabeth's claim is true.

Ametal rod is 2/5 meters long. it will be cut into pieces that are each 1/30 meters long. how many pieces will be made from the rod?

Anew test for ra is being developed. the test is administered to 750 patients with ra and 750 without ra. for the sake of the question, assume the prevalence of ra in this population is 50%. of the 750 patients with ra, 575 have a positive result. of the 750 patients without ra, 150 have a positive result. what is the positive predictive value of the new test? a575/(575+150) b. 600/(600+ 150) c. 575/(575+125) d. 600/(600+ 125)