Math
Combine like terms and simplify.
(7 + 3i) + (-8 + 9i)
-1 + 12i
The following text is adapted from Amy Lowell's 1912 poem "Summer."
It is summer, glorious, deep-toned summer, The very crown of nature's changing year When all her surging life is at its full.
To me alone it is a time of pause,
A void and silent space between two worlds, When inspiration lags, and feeling sleeps, Gathering strength for efforts yet to come.
As used in the text, what does the phrase "a void" most nearly mean?
2. An empty
Choose the correct word (who, whom, whoever, or whomever) to complete the sentence.
First we have to find out ______ is in charge.
who
True/False: The capital of Australia is Sydney.
False, Canberra
What’s the name of our recipient for Bags of Hope?
Eric
Find the values of x and y.
3x + 4y = -23, 2y - x = -19
x = 3, y = -8
Richard Spikes was a prolific African American inventor known for his contributions to automotive engineering. Between 1907 and 1946, he patented many inventions, _______ an automobile turn signal, a safety brake, and —most famously-the first automatic gearshift.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
3. including
Come quickly or we will miss our bus.
When did World War I end?
1918
How old is our recipient for Bags of Hope?
9 years old.
Find k, k > 0
√(2k2 + 17) - 7
k = 4
Originally coined by economist Joan Robinson to refer to markets with multiple sellers of a product but only one buyer, the term "monopsony" can also refer to markets where demand for labor is limited. In a product monopsony, the single buyer can force sellers to lower their prices. ________ in a labor monopsony, employers can force workers to accept lower wages.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
3. Similarly,
Correct any errors in capitalization and writing numbers.
40 trees were planted at the Earth day celebration.
Forty trees were planted at the Earth Day celebration.
True/False: Neil Armstrong was the first person to travel into space.
False, Yuri Gagarin
When is our fundraiser at 7 Leaves?
December 6th
Find m. (Use quadratic formula!)
2m2 - 16m + 8 = 0
m = 4 ± 2√3
Generations of mystery and horror _______ have been influenced by the dark, gothic stories of celebrated American author Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849).
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Correct any errors in punctuation and/or capitalization.
The womens’ volleyball league plays here on tuesday nights.
The women’s volleyball league plays here on Tuesday nights.
True/False: The order of the planets in the Solar System is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
True
When is our next general meeting?
December 18th
Henry receives a $60.00 gift card to pay for movies online. He uses his gift card to buy 3 movies for $7.50 each. If he spends the rest of his gift card balance on renting movies for $1.50 each, how many movies can Henry rent?
25 movies
Modern dog breeds are largely the result of 160 years of owners crossbreeding certain dogs in order to select for particular physical appearances. Owners often say that some breeds are also more likely than others to have particular personality traits-basset hounds are affectionate; boxers are easy to train —but Kathleen Morrill and colleagues found through a combination of owner surveys and DNA sequencing of 2,000 dogs that while physical traits are predictably heritable among purebred dogs, behavior varies widely among dogs of the same breed.
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
2. Research fails to confirm a commonly held belief about dog breeds and behavior.
Correct any errors in punctuation and/or capitalization.
Sharon said, “Delilah shouted, “I didn’t ask for any help!”
Sharon said “Delilah shouted, ‘I didn’t ask for any help!’”
What does vexillology study?
Flags
What is the name of our Instagram account? (Don’t check Instagram!)
@jfk.hlpc !!