A study finds that out of every 100 babies born in the world, 9 have some kind of major birth defect. What is the simplest way to assign random numbers to conduct a simulation based on this statistic?

What is the expression in factored form? -x^2 + 3x + 28 a. (x-7)(x-4) b. -(x-7)(x+4) c. (x+4)(x+7) d. -(x-4)(x+7)

Prism m and pyramid n have the same base area and the same height. cylinder p and prism q have the same height and the same base perimeter. cone z has the same base area as cylinder y, but its height is three times the height of cylinder y. the figures and have the same volume.

Line u passes through points (-52, -18) and (-29, 53). line v passes through points (90, 33) and (19, 56). are line u and line v parallel or perpendicular?