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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.

Which of the following parabolas opens down?

Edith is shopping for a new leather couch. jordan’s furniture has one that costs $3,000. however, this weekend she can get a 15% discount. how much money will edith save if she buys the couch this weekend? a $15b $2,550c $45,000d $450