to wich set of numbers does the number -55 belong
a. natural numbers
b. whole numbers
c. integers
d. irrational numbers

Jamie is hiking up a small mountain. he climbs up at a constant rate of 300 feet/hour until he reaches the peak at 1,500 feet. after that, he hikes down at the same rate to the base of the mountain. the equation that models jamie’s elevation, e, after t hours is e = . jamie’s elevation will be 600 feet after hours and after hours.

At the olympic games, many events have several rounds of competition. one of these events is the men's 100-meter backstroke. the upper dot plot shows the times (in seconds) of the top 8 finishers in the final round of the 2012 olympics. the lower dot plot shows the times of the same 8 swimmers, but in the semifinal round. which pieces of information can be gathered from these dot plots? (remember that lower swim times are faster.) choose all answers that apply: a: the swimmers had faster times on average in the final round. b: the times in the final round vary noticeably more than the times in the semifinal round. c: none of the above.

According to the 2008 u. s. census, california had a population of approximately 4 × 10^7 people and florida had a population of approximately 2 × 10^7 people. which of the following is true? a. the population of florida was approximately two times the population of california. b. the population of florida was approximately twenty times the population of california. c. the population of california was approximately twenty times the population of florida. d. the population of california was approximately two times the population of florida.