To test the effectiveness of a business school preparation course, 8 students took a general business test before and after the course. The results are given below. Exam Score Exam Score Student Before Course (1) After Course (2) 1 530 670 2 690 770 3 910 1,000 4 700 710 5 450 550 6 820 870 7 820 770 8 630 610 If they hope that the prep course is effective in improving the exam scores, what is the alternative hypothesis?

Mrs. julien’s and mrs. castillejo’s classes are selling cookie dough for a school fundraiser. customers can buy packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and packages of triple chocolate cookie dough. mrs. julien’s class sold 25 packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and 30 packages of triple chocolate cookie dough for a total of $221.25. mrs. castillejo’s class sold 5 packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and 45 packages of triple chocolate cookie dough for a total of $191.25. (a) write the system of equations that model the problem. be sure to explain which equation represents which situation. (b) find the cost of each type of cookie. show your work. (c) explain which method you used to solve the system and why you chose that method.

Plzz ! if you were constructing a triangular frame, and you had wood in the length of 4 inches, 4 inches, and 7 inches, would it make a triangle? would you be able to create a frame from these pieces of wood? yes or no? = explain your mathematical thinking/show your work:

Catherine saved some money and plans to add the same amount each week to her savings account. the table represents the number of weeks that she will save, x, and the total amount of money that she will have in her account, y. weeks, x dollars in account, y 4 74 6 86 9 104 11 116 which linear equation represents catherine’s situation?