From paragraph 1, the reader can infer that—
a. Sticks is a happy story about a man who likes to study and decorate sticks. He likes to share his hobby with his family who enjoys his passion.
b. Sticks is a story about a father who obsesses over sticks he decorates throughout the year.
c. Sticks is a story about a father who saves money for his family by closely monitoring their food consumption.
d. Sticks is a story about a son gathering sticks for the campfire.

Find the zero function by factoring (try to show work) h(x)=-x^2-6x-9

Abag contains 3 red marbles, 2 blue marbles, and 2 green marbles. one marble is picked, then another marble. assume that the selections are made with replacement. a) find the probability of picking two red marbles with replacement. b) find the probability of picking a red marble and a blue marble. assume the selections are made without replacement. c) find the probability of picking two red marbles without replacement. d) find the probability of picking a red marble and a blue marble without replacement.

George is putting trim around his rectangular deck, including the gate. he will need 44 feet of trim to do the entire deck. if the deck is 13 feet long, how wide is the deck?