The student council is making and selling square patchwork quilts to raise money for the homecoming dance. Which of the following number of squares can be used to create a square patchwork quilt? Justify your answer using three complete sentences. A. 35 B. 84 C. 64 D. 18

64

Step-by-step explanation:

For the area of the quilt to be square, the number of "Squares" must be a square number.  You must be able to take the square root and get an integer

35 is not a perfect square

84 is not a perfect square

64 is a perfect square  sqrt(64) = 8

first option

a function is a relation in which an input is paired with exactly one output.

so, let's find the right answer.

in our first option, our inputs are january, february, and march. the outputs are 30, 28, and 25. each input has it's own output. this is correct!

our second option we know is incorrect, because ms. valverade has two outputs, dogs and cats. this is not a function.

our third option is incorrect as well. the yellow square has two ouputs, the square and the triangle.

lastly, in our fourth option, we see the number 7 two times with a different output. therefore, this is not a function.

remember: each input must be paired with only one output!

the simplified form is

step-by-step explanation:

we want to simplify the expression,

let us change the middle bar to a normal division sign to obtain,

we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction to obtain,

we factor to obtain,

we cancel the common factors to get,

we simplify to get,

the correct answer is b