Ifa equals a 2 by 2 matrix: row one is 1, 4 and row two is 5, 2 find -2a.

Jamie went to home depot. she bought 25 bags of soil that cost $9 per bag. she bought 15 pots at $8 each, and she bought 23 bags of pebbles at $15 each. she used a coupon that gave her $5 off for every 100 dollars she spent. how much did jamie pay at the end?

If y varies directly as x2 and y=6 when x=6, find the constant of variation.

Martha has a deck of cards. she has lost some of the cards, and now the deck only contains nine spades, eleven diamonds, eight clubs, and twelve hearts. martha predicts that whenever she draws a card from the deck without looking, she will draw a club one-fifth of the time. which activity would best allow martha to test her prediction? a. randomly draw a card from the box and see if it is a club. b. randomly draw a card. then, continue to draw another card until all eight clubs are drawn. c. randomly draw and replace a card 120 times. then, observe how close to 30 times a club is drawn. d. randomly draw and replace a card 100 times. then, observe how close to 20 times a club is drawn.