What are the disadvantages of using manipulatuves when teaching Mathematics?​

The larger of two number is 4 less than twice the smaller number. the sum is 41. find the numbers

An automobile assembly line operation has a scheduled mean completion time, μ, of 12 minutes. the standard deviation of completion times is 1.6 minutes. it is claimed that, under new management, the mean completion time has decreased. to test this claim, a random sample of 33 completion times under new management was taken. the sample had a mean of 11.2 minutes. assume that the population is normally distributed. can we support, at the 0.05 level of significance, the claim that the mean completion time has decreased under new management? assume that the standard deviation of completion times has not changed.

Given the quadratic function f(x)=3x^2-24x+49 a. use “completing the squares” to convert the quadratic function into vertex form b. state the vertex c. find the x and y intercepts d. graph the function