The answer is -2 when you simplify
Ok so pythagorean theorem is
a^2+b^2=c^2
plug it in
8^2+15^2=17^2
64+225=289
289=289
yass it works so that means they do make a right triangle
yes, they make a right triangle because they're a pythagorean triple and pythagorean theorem works when you plug the numbers in.
260 students is the prediction for how many sweatshirts will be sold so no they will not sell all of them
4x = 76
Where x is how many awnsers he got correct and 4 how many points each correct question awnsered.
Now you just have to isolate x by dividing both sides of the equation by 4
4x/4 = 76/4
x = 19
So he got 19 questions right and 10 awnsers wrong. In total there were 29 questions on his test