Sam rented a truck for one day. There was a base fee of $15.99, and there was an additional charge of 97 cents for each mile driven. Sam had to pay $187.68 when he returned the truck. For how many miles did he drive the truck?

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 the figure below, triangle rpq is similar to triangle rts. what is the distance between p and q? a. 24 b. 42 c.50 d. 54

Due to financial difficulties the owner of 4 skateboard stores is going to close 2 of his stores. based on the money earned at each store, which two stores should remain open?