Provide an appropriate response.Use the associative and commutative properties of addition to simplify  where a and b are whole numbers and 

What will be an ideal response?


a + (2a + b) = (a + 2a) + b = 3a + b

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Translate into an equation and solve.The quotient of a number and -0.9 is 9.8.  

A. -8.82 B. 8.93 C. -9.92 D. 10.7

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Find the slope and the y-intercept.-x + 8y = 40

A. m = ; (0, 5)
B. m = -1; (0, 40)
C. m = - ; (0, 5)
D. m = 8; (0, -40)

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Solve the problem.Using the digits 0 through 9, how many 6-digit serial numbers can be made if the the first digit must be a 1, the last digit must be a 0, and no digits may be repeated?

A. 8 B. 1680 C. 5040 D. 70

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Find the derivative of y with respect to the independent variable.y =log8

A.
B.
C. ln 8
D.

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