All whole numbers are rational numbers.

An automated water dispenser fills packets with one liter of water on average, with a standard deviation of 5 milliliter. the manual says that after a year of operation the dispenser should be tested to see if it needs recalibration. a year later a number of filled packets are set aside and measured separately. it is found that the average packet now contains about 0.995 liters. does the dispenser need calibration? explain your answer.

How can you tell when x and y are not directly proportional?

Bocephus has a bag full of nickels and dimes. if there are 3 times as many dimes as nickels, and he has $\$36.05$ in his bag, how many nickels does he have?