Prompt Mikela claims that the sum of any two numbers is greater than the larger of the two numbers. Jim claims that the sum of any two natural numbers is greater than the larger of the two numbers.

Determine whose claim is correct, and explain why.
Determine whose claim is incorrect, and give a counterexample. (A counterexample is an example that would disprove the claim.)

Solve the equation x/4 - 5= -8 -27 -12 -7 12

Martha has a deck of cards. she has lost some of the cards, and now the deck only contains nine spades, eleven diamonds, eight clubs, and twelve hearts. martha predicts that whenever she draws a card from the deck without looking, she will draw a club one-fifth of the time. which activity would best allow martha to test her prediction? a. randomly draw a card from the box and see if it is a club. b. randomly draw a card. then, continue to draw another card until all eight clubs are drawn. c. randomly draw and replace a card 120 times. then, observe how close to 30 times a club is drawn. d. randomly draw and replace a card 100 times. then, observe how close to 20 times a club is drawn.

Identify the initial amount a and the growth factor b in the exponential function. a(x)=680*4.3^x