Read this excerpt from the article. As he was first beginning to play, a friend beat him in a game . . . badly. Maurice Ashley's response was to hit the library, where he began to study chess books.
What does the excerpt above reveal about Maurice Ashley?
Group of answer choices

A. He didn't like chess at first.
B. He is loyal.
C. He is dedicated.
D. He plays chess for fun.

You have 17 cats that live in houses on your street, 24 dogs, 3 fish, and 4 hamsters. what percent of animals on your block are dogs?

A. plot the data for the functions f(x) and g(x) on a grid and connect the points. x -2 -1 0 1 2 f(x) 1/9 1/3 1 3 9 x -2 -1 0 1 2 g(x) -4 -2 0 2 4 b. which function could be described as exponential and which as linear? explain. c. if the functions continue with the same pattern, will the function values ever be equal? if so, give estimates for the value of x that will make the function values equals. if not, explain why the function values will never be equal.

3x = 729 solve for x plz . it's urgent. will mark