Review: to simplify an expression, combine like terms by adding orsubtracting coefficients only. like terms have the same variable (letter orsymbol that represents a quantity).example: 17a + 4 - 5a - 3 = (17a - 5a) + (4-3) = 12a + 1simplify this expression. 10b + 7 - 3 - 2

Two language majors, anna and megan, took exams in two languages. anna scored 85 on both exams. megan scored 74 on the first exam and 85 on the second exam. overall, student scores on the first exam had a mean of 82 and a standard deviation of 4, and the second exam scores had a mean of 71 and a standard deviation of 13. a) to qualify for language honors, a major must maintain at least an 85 average across all language courses taken. so far, which of anna and megan qualify? b) which student's overall performance was better?

List x1, x2, x3, x4 where xi is the left endpoint of the four equal intervals used to estimate the area under the curve of f(x) between x = 4 and x = 6. a 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5 b 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6 c 4.25, 4.75, 5.25, 5.75 d 4, 4.2, 5.4, 6

The coordinates r(1, -3), s(3, -1) t(5, -7) form what type of polygon? a right triangle an acute triangle an equilateral triangle an obtuse triangle