t is 8.5 kilometers from Elijah's house to his parents' house and a straight-line distance of 9.7 kilometers from his parents' house to his grandparents' house. How far is Elijah from his grandparents' house? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

Use the expression below.–4b + 8c + 12 – 8b – 2c + 6part asimplify the expression. enter your answers in the boxes. b + c + part bfactor the simplified expression using the gcf. a. 2(–2b + c + 3) b. 3(–2b + c + 3) c. 4(–2b + c + 3) d. 6(–2b + c + 3)part cwhat is the value of the expression when b = 2 and c = –3? enter your answer in the box.

Factor k2 - 17k + 16. a.(k - 2)(k - 8) b.(k - 1)(k + 16) c.(k - 1)(k - 16)

Dexter read 11 science fiction books and 5 history books. lena read 9 science fiction books and 4 history books. compare the students’ ratios of science fiction books to history books. 1. determine the ratios’ form:    science fiction books to history books 2. write the ratios as fractions:    dexter: 115; lena: 94 3. rewrite with a common denominator. 4. compare. 5. answer the question. determine which shows the correct comparison of the ratios for this problem.