Find the unit rate: $7.40 for 5 pounds

Tom can paint the fence in 12 hours, but if he works together with a friend they can finish the job in 8 hours. how long would it take for his friend to paint this fence alone?

The box plots show the distributions of the numbers of words per line in an essay printed in two different fonts.which measure of center would be best to compare the data sets? the median is the best measure because both distributions are left-skewed.the mean is the best measure because both distributions are left-skewed.the median is the best measure because both distributions are symmetric.the mean is the best measure because both distributions are symmetric

Mr. jones determined that the equation y = 98 - 16/5 x could be used to predict his students' unit test scores, based on the number of days, x, a student was absent during the unit. what was the meaning of the y-intercept of the function? (by the way the 16/5 is a )