2) Thomas wants to find the difference 1/2 (6x - 2) - (2x + 1)

He does the following:

1/2 (6x - 2) - (2x + 1)
3x - 1 - x + 1/2 =
3x + x - 1 + 1/2 =
4x - 1/2

Is this correct? If not, show the correct procedure and explain where Thomas made his mistake.

Is trapezoid abdc the result of a dilation of trapezoid mnpq by a scale factor of ? why or why not? yes, because ab and cd are each the lengths mn and qp. yes, because sides ab and cd are parallel to sides mn and qp. no, because ab is the length mn but cd is the length qp. no, because sides ab and cd have different slopes from sides mn and qp.

Angle that produces maximum distance

Dawn is selling her mp3 player for 3 4 of the original price. the original price for the mp3 player was $40. how much is she selling her mp3 player for?