Provide an appropriate response.Ben drove his car 537 kilometers in 6 hours while he was on vacation in Italy. He was trying to estimate how far he could drive in 8 hours the next day so he set up the following proportion:  Explain why this proportion will not give him the correct answer.

What will be an ideal response?


This proportion will not give him the correct answer because it is set up incorrectly. The numerators and denominators do not correspond. The correct proportion is 

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A. (x - 14)2 + (y + 19)2 = 2025 B. (x + 14)2 + (y - 19)2 = 2025 C. (x - 14)2 + (y - 19)2 = 2025 D. (x - 14)2 - (y - 19)2 = 2025

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Multiply.(-3.50)(-5.4)

A. 8.9 B. -1.9 C. -8.9 D. 18.9

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Find all integer factors of the given number.125

A. -125, -62, -5, 5, 62, 125 B. -125, -25, -5, 5, 25, 125 C. -125, -25, -5, -1, 1, 5, 25, 125 D. -25, -5, -1, 1, 5, 25

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Evaluate the determinant.

A. 7 B. -89 C. -7 D. 149

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