Suppose a is a positive number and b is a negative num-

ber (so neither is zero). State whether the following are

positive or negative.

a) ab

b) - ab

c) - a2b2

d) (ab) 2

e) - a:b

f) - |a-b|

g) bn if n is even

h) bn if n is odd

1. After Elena ran 5 miles on Friday, she had run a total of 20 miles for the week. She ran x miles before Friday.

3) The Supreme Court case of Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988) dealt with what issue? A) the right to prayer in schools B) free lunches in public schools C) preventing students from carrying firearms D) regulating the content of student newspapers

Suki invested $20,000, some at 5% interest and the rest at 10%. How much did she invest at each rate if she received $1,400 in interest in one year?

A box of detergent is on sale for $6.50, if this price is 40% discount from the original price to the nearest cent.

Several students from boxerville middle stood in a circle, evenly spaced, to play a game. If the 6th student was directly across from the 13th student, how many student were in the circle?

5.4 miles is distance how many miles in a 250 day work week

The function f (x) = x2. The graph ofg (x) is f (x) translated to the left 6 units and down 5 units. What is the functionrule for g (x) ?

Which of the following statements is true? A. Both the square root of 15 and the square root of 0.001 are rational. B. Both the square root of 15 and the square root of 0.001 are irrational. C.

Using base ten blocks subtraction

A gift shop is running an in-store special. Customers can buy any 5 t-shirts for $69.90. What is the cost of 8 t-shirts?