Which of the following shows the polynomial below written in descending order?

3x3 + 9x7 - x + 4x12

a. 3x3 + 4x12 + 9x7 - x
b. 9x7 + 4x12 + 3x3 - x
c. 4x12 + 3x3 - x + 9x7
d. 4x12 + 9x7 + 3x3 - x

In part i, the independent variable, the one that is intentionally manipulated, in part ii, the independent variable changes the dependent variable, the one you measure the response in, is the same for parts i and ii. for both parts of the lab, the dependent variable

The area of a 25-inch tv screen is 300 square inches. the area of a 40-inch tv screen is 768 square inches. the are of the smaller screen is what percent of the area of the larger screen?

Ms. sutton recorded the word counts and scores of the top ten essays in a timed writing contest. the table shows her data. how does the word count of an essay relate to its score in the contest? word count tends to decrease as the score decreases. word count tends to increase as the score decreases. word count tends to remain constant as the score decreases. word count has no apparent relationship to the score of the essay.