Factor –8x3 – 2x2 – 12x – 3 by grouping. What is the resulting expression?
(2x2 – 3)(4x + 1)
(–2x2 – 3)(–4x + 1)
(2x2 – 3)(–4x + 1)
(–2x2 – 3)(4x + 1)

Ms. sutton recorded the word counts and scores of the top ten essays in a timed writing contest. the table shows her data. how does the word count of an essay relate to its score in the contest? word count tends to decrease as the score decreases. word count tends to increase as the score decreases. word count tends to remain constant as the score decreases. word count has no apparent relationship to the score of the essay.

If w = 6 units, x = 3 units, and y = 5 units, what is the surface area of the figure? 168 units2 240 units2 144 units2 96 units2

What is always true about a positive integer raised to a negative odd power?