In the equation x^2 + 10x + 24 = (x + a)(x + b), b is an integer. find algebraically all possible
values of b.

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.

The scatter plot shows the number of animal cells clara examined in a laboratory in different months: plot ordered pairs 1, 20 and 2, 60 and 3,100 and 4, 140 and 5, 180 what is the approximate predicted number of animal cells clara examined in the 9th month?

Michael split a rope that was 28 inches long into 5 equal parts. brenden split a rope that was 30 inches long into 6 equal parts. which boy's rope was cut into longer pieces?