Read the excerpt from Heart of a Samurai. [Manjiro] took one last glance behind them and noticed something strange. Dark streaks ran like ribbons through the water.
Which best states the author’s purpose for using the word “strange”?
A. to develop Manjiro’s character
B. to create a feeling of suspense
C. to describe the story’s setting
D. to quicken the pace of the story

Maria solved an equation as shown below. what is the solution to maria’s equation?

Which is the graph of the linear equation x – 2y = 6?

You are in charge of the customer service phone line with many employees. at the end of each phone callthe customers are asked to rate their service from 1 to 5 stars, with 5 being the best. you find the averagerating for 20 randomly selected employees and decide you want to improve the ratings so you require thoseemployees to go through a new training program. you then wait a week and find the new average rating foreach employee. the average change is an increase in 1.3 stars with a standard devation of .9 stars.(a) is this data paired or not paired? (b) what are the null and alternative hypothesis being tested? (c) what is the t-statistic you would use? write the general formula and the final calculation.(d) sketch a t-distribution, label your t-statistic and the probability you would be interested in: