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Multi-Step John is using square ceramic floor tiles that are each 18 inches long. How many of these tiles will John need to cover a floor with an area of 81 square feet?
Oceanography Alvin (DSV-2), a 16-ton manned research submersible, is used to observe life forms at depths of up to 8000 feet below sea level. After the hull was replaced, Alvin was able to dive about 2.6 times the distance as before the hull replacement. About how far was it able to travel after the hull was replaced?
Analyze What is the sign of the sum of -8 + 7? Explain how the sign is determined.
Write Why would you want to convert measures from one unit to another when working with a recipe found in a French cookbook?
Justify Evaluate 10(8-6)3 + 4(|-5 + (-2)| + 2). Justify each step.
Error Analysis Two students wanted to find out the change in temperature in
Calgary, Canada. It was -1°C in the morning and was -20°C by nighttime. Which student is correct? Explain the error.
Construction A father builds a playhouse in the shape of a rectangular prism with a triangular prism on top, as shown in the figure. The volume of the rectangular prism is (10 · 5.8 · 8) ft3, and the volume of the triangular prism is [_1 · (10 · 5.8)] · 4 ft3. What is the volume of the whole structure?
Student A
-20 - 1 -20 + (-1) -21
Student B
-20 - (-1) -20 + 1 -19
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A manufacturing company produced 500 bowling balls in one day. Of those, 10 were found to be defective. The manufacturer sent a shipment of 250 balls to Zippy Lanes.
a. What is the experimental probability that a bowling ball with have a defect?
b. Predict the number of balls in the shipment to Zippy Lanes that will have a defect.
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5.8 ft 10 ft
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