Solve the problem.A rug is to fit in a room so that a border of even width is left on all four sides. If the room is 14 feet by  and the area of the rug is 153 square feet, how wide will the border be?

A. 5 ft
B. 4.5 ft
C. 2.5 ft
D. 3.5 ft


Answer: C

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A. 11,488.21 ft3 B. 820.59 ft3 C. 8616.16 ft3 D. 615.44 ft3

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Solve. Round the answer to the nearest whole number.The size of the rat population of a wharf area grows at a rate of 9% monthly. If there are 300 rats in June, find how many rats should be expected by next June.

A. 942 rats B. 844 rats C. 327 rats D. 755 rats

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Write the capital letters for the ASCII code. ? 72 65 82 68

What will be an ideal response?

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Provide an appropriate response.Determine the value of each variable. = 

A. x = - 3 y = - 4 k = - 1 B. x = 6 y = 0 k = - 1 C. x = 3 y = - 4 k = - 1 D. x = - 3 y = 4 k = - 1

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