You are correct. The higher the standard deviation is, the more spread out the data set will be. Nice work.
Yes. Multiplying anything by a number less than one will decrease the original number. So multiplying two decimals will result in a number less than either one.
Formula for area:
Area = Wide x Length
Wide: x + 5
Long: 3x - 2
Area = (x + 5) x (3x - 2)
Area = 3x² - 2x + 15x - 10
Area = (3x² + 13x - 10) square feet
The value of the expression is 256
Answer: option A, 3x + 5
first, i rewrote it and removed the parentheses.
2x - 4 + x + 9
then, i collected the like terms.
3x + 5