Two researchers conducted a study in which two groups of students were asked to answer 42 trivia questions from a board game. the students in group 1 were asked to spend 5 minutes thinking about what it would mean to be a professor, while the students in group 2 were asked to think about soccer hooligans. these pretest thoughts are a form of priming. the 200 students in group 1 had a mean score of 24.8 with a standard deviation of 4, while the 200 students in group 2 had a mean score of 19.3 with a standard deviation of 3.8. complete parts (a) and (b) below.

Desmond wants to sell his car that he paid $8,000 for 2 years ago. the car depreciated, or decreased in value, at a constant rate each month over a 2-year period. if x represents the monthly depreciation amount, which expression shows how much desmond can sell his car for today? 8,000 + 24x 8,000 - 24x 8,000 + 2x 8,000 - 2xdesmond wants to sell his car that he paid $8,000 for 2 years ago. the car depreciated, or decreased in value, at a constant rate each month over a 2-year period. if x represents the monthly depreciation amount, which expression shows how much desmond can sell his car for today? 8,000 + 24x 8,000 - 24x 8,000 + 2x 8,000 - 2x