Using the associative property, 9 + (6 - 3) = (9 + 6) + 3. is 9 - (6 - 3) equal to (9 - 6) - 3? explain.

Chandler was a caretaker at the state zoo. he noticed that the number of animals adopted by the zoo increased at a constant rate every year since 2010. which of the following graphs shows the slowest rate at which the animals in the zoo were adopted?

Astandard deck of cards contains 52 cards. one card is selected from the deck. (a) compute the probability of randomly selecting a seven or king. (b) compute the probability of randomly selecting a seven or king or jack. (c) compute the probability of randomly selecting a queen or spade.

Abox contains 1 plain pencil and 4 pens. a second box contains 5 color pencils and 5 crayons. one item from each box is chosen at random. what is the probability that a plain pencil from the first box and a color pencil from the second box are selected? write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.