Here is my math question: simplify 5x^2-3x-5. i know the answer is 5x^2-13x+3, i don't know how to get to that answer because i don't understand how to get the second step in the problem. answer asap! and answer only if you can explain how you got the second step. p. s. this question is worth 50 points!

Imagine a new pasture with grass growing on it. every day after the seeds have germinated, the number of blades of grass in the pasture triples. after 18 days, the entire pasture is completely covered in grass. how many days did it take for the pasture to be one-third covered in grass?

Suppose you are going to graph the data in the table. minutes temperature (°c) 0 -2 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 -4 6 2 7 -3 what data should be represented on each axis, and what should the axis increments be? x-axis: minutes in increments of 1; y-axis: temperature in increments of 5 x-axis: temperature in increments of 5; y-axis: minutes in increments of 1 x-axis: minutes in increments of 1; y-axis: temperature in increments of 1 x-axis: temperature in increments of 1; y-axis: minutes in increments of 5

Logan wants to know how many skateboards have defective parts. he inspects 20,000 skateboards and keeps track of the number of defects per board. use his probability distribution table to find the expected value for defects on a skateboard.