Elsie say that to solve 17-9, she can take one from 17 and give it to the 9 to make 10. So 17-9 is equal to 16-10. John thinks Elsie made a mistake.
Who is correct?

Two positive integers are 3 units apart on a number line. their product is 108. which equation can be used to solve for m, the greater integer? m(m – 3) = 108 m(m + 3) = 108 (m + 3)(m – 3) = 108 (m – 12)(m – 9) = 108

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.

In which form is the following function written? y = - 2(x – 3)(x + 5)