A straw is placed inside a rectangular box that is 9 inches by 5 inches by 4 inches, as shown. If the straw fits exactly into the box diagonally from the bottom left corner to the top right back corner, how long is the straw? Leave your answer in simplest radical form.

At the olympic games, many events have several rounds of competition. one of these events is the men's 100-meter backstroke. the upper dot plot shows the times (in seconds) of the top 8 finishers in the final round of the 2012 olympics. the lower dot plot shows the times of the same 8 swimmers, but in the semifinal round. which pieces of information can be gathered from these dot plots? (remember that lower swim times are faster.) choose all answers that apply: a: the swimmers had faster times on average in the final round. b: the times in the final round vary noticeably more than the times in the semifinal round. c: none of the above.

How much orange juice do you need to make 2 servings of lemony orange slush?

Your company withheld $4,463 from your paycheck for taxes. you received a $713 tax refund. select the best answer round to the nearest 100 to estimate how much you paid in taxes.