In Problem 10, If in the Same Amount of Time

question 6

Multiple Choice

In Problem 10, if in the same amount of time that it takes her to read 40 pages of economics and 30 pages of sociology, Martha could read 10 pages of economics and 90 pages of sociology, then which of these equations describes combinations of pages of economics, E, and sociology, S, that she could read in the time it takes to read 40 pages of economics and 30 pages of sociology?

• A) E + S = 70.
• B) + S = 50.
• C) 2E + S = 110.
• D) E + S = 100.
• E) All of the above.

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Definitions:

Vegetative Propagation

A form of asexual reproduction in plants where new individuals are formed without the production of seeds or spores.

Gametes

Reproductive cells (sperm in males and eggs in females) that contain half the genetic information of the parent and can unite with another gamete to form a zygote.

Meiosis

A biological process of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, creating four haploid cells, each genetically distinct from the parent cell.

Epicotyl

The portion of a seedling stem above the cotyledons, which extends and develops into the first true leaves.