In 2014, a toy store sold 11,831 stuffed animals. In 2015, the toy store sold 13,170 more stuffed animals than it did in 2014. The toy store sold the same number of stuffed animals in 2016 as it did in 2015. How many stuffed animals did the toy store sell in 2014, 2015, and 2016 combined?

Astudent is determining the influence of different types of food on the growth rate of spiders. she feeds one group of spiders two caterpillars twice a week. the other group received similarly-sized beetles twice a week. she records the amount of time required for individuals to reach sexual maturity. her hypothesis is that the spiders feeding on caterpillars will have a faster growth rate because caterpillars have a higher protein content compared to beetles. in this experiment, what is the dependent variable? spiders assigned to different feeding groups. time required to reach sexual maturity number of prey items fed twice a week. growth rates of each group.