Which expression is equivalent to 17x − 8x + 2 and why?

2 − 9x, because (17x − 8x) + 2 = −9x + 2 = 2 − 9x

2 + 9x, because (17x − 8x) + 2 = 9x + 2 = 2 + 9x

11x, because 17x − 8x + 2 = 9x + 2 = 11x
7x, because 17x − 8x + 2 = 17x − 10x = 7x

Molly shared a spool of ribbon with 12 people. each person received 3 feet of ribbon. which equation can she use to find r, the number of feet of ribbon that her spool originally had?

Given the sequence 7, 14, 28, 56, which expression shown would give the tenth term? a. 7^10 b. 7·2^10 c. 7·2^9

Formulate the indicated conclusion in nontechnical terms. be sure to address the original claim. the foundation chair for a hospital claims that the mean number of filled overnight beds is over 523, and she is therefore justified starting a funding campaign to add a wing to the hospital. assuming that a hypothesis test has been conducted and that the conclusion is failure to reject the null hypothesis, state the conclusion in nontechnical terms.