Provide an appropriate response.Ben drove his car 682 kilometers in 7 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?


The proportion is wrong. It should be  = .

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Identify the figure as a line, line segment, or ray and name it using the appropriate symbol.

A. Ray named 
B. Line named 
C. Ray named  or 
D. Ray named 

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Determine which conic section is represented by the equation

a. Ellipse b. Hyperbola c. Parabola d. This equation does not represent a conic section.

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Solve.Karen went shopping for holiday presents for her family. She spent $321 on Monday, $347 on Tuesday, and $193 on Wednesday. What is the total amount of money that she spent on gifts?

A. $961 B. $861 C. $771 D. $871

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