Mary was both 13th highest and 13th lowest in a spelling contest. how many people were in the contest?
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Answer:
D
Step-by-step explanation:
you want to solve it out
start with multiplying z to each. you don't multiply it to the 6 because it is in the same parenthesis set, but you multiply it to everything in the other set. After multiplying, you get: ,
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now do that to the 6. After multiplying you get: ,
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now set it all next to each other +
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now combine like terms. start with the to the highest power. since there is only one that has a third power, you put that one first. then you combine the squared ones, and so forth.
work combining the squares:
work combing the single z's:
to get this: +
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so, the answer is D