17. A chemist is observing a solution's temperature over a four-hour period that
starts at -12.4°C. In the four hours, the
temperature rises 5.7°C and drops 8.1°C. What
is the temperature of the solution after four
hours?

Solve |x| > -9 a) {x|x< -9 or x> 9} b) all reals c) no solution

Acompany is making new soccer uniforms for a team. the company uses 2.5 yards of fabric for each shirt. the company uses 82.5 yards of fabric to make shirts and shorts for 15 players. the equation and solution below represents the situation. 15(2.5+x)=82.5; x=3 what does the solution, x=3, represent?

Simonne used the following steps to simplify the given expression. 12 - 3(-2x + 4) step 1: 12 + (–3)·(–2x) + (–3)·(4) step 2: 12 + 6x + (–12) step 3: 12 + (–12) + 6x step 4: 0 + 6x step 5: 6x what property of real numbers was used to transition from step 3 to step 4? a. identity property of addition b. inverse property of addition c. associative property of addition d. commutative property of addition