Decide whether the following statement makes sense (or is clearly true) or does not make sense (or is clearly false). Explain your reasoning. If we could stop the practice of gerrymandering, wed have fewer members of the House of Representatives holding extreme views.

What is the meaning of n/30?

Which of these equalities are always right and which of them are sometimes wrong?

(a) $\sum_{i=1}^n a_i=\sum_{j=3}^{n+2} a_{j-2}$

(b) $\sum_{i=1}^n\left(a_i+b_i\right)^2=\sum_{i=1}^n a_i^2+\sum_{i=1}^n b_i^2$

(c) $\sum_{k=0}^n 5 a_{k+1, j}=5 \sum_{k=1}^{n+1} a_{k, j}$

(d) $\sum_{i=1}^3\left(\frac{a_i}{b_i}\right)=\frac{\sum_{i=1}^3 a_i}{\sum_{i=1}^3 b_i}$

Why might a business invest in another company’s stock?

Decide whether the following statement makes sense (or is clearly true) or does not make sense (or is clearly false). Explain your reasoning.

Ten new teachers were hired in the Meadowlark School District this year. Horizon School has the same proportion of the district's students as it did last year, but it now has three fewer teachers. The apportionment method used to allocate teachers was not fair.

Warwick’s Co., a women’s clothing store, purchased $75,000 of merchandise from a supplier on account, terms FOB destination, 2/10, n/30. Warwick’s returned$9,000 of the merchandise, receiving a credit memo, and then paid the amount due within the discount period. Journalize Warwick’s entries to record (a) the purchase, (b) the merchandise return, and (c) the payment.

Unscramble these questions and answer them with the cues provided. ?/avec/ -/ $\'e$tudiez/ vos amis/ vous/ $\`a$ la biblioth$\`e$que (de temps en temps)

Louis writes to his younger sister. Complete his e-mail by choosing the logical verb. Mes voisins sont sympas; je parle ____ (discr$\`e$tement, fortement, souvent) avec eux.

Complete the sentences with the adverbs from the list. Not all adverbs will be used.

• Bien
• Couramment
• Difficilement
• fr$\'e$quemment
• mal
• malheureusement
• modestement
• rarement
• r$\'e$cemment
• vraiment J’ai ____aim$\'e$ mon s$\'e$jour $\`a$ Paris.

Decide whether to use avoir or $\^e$tre as an auxiliary for each of the verbs in Gis$\`e$le’s e-mail about her spring break. On ____ (est/a) rentr$\'e$ dimanche soir et nous voil$\`a$ de retour.

Fr$\'e$d$\'e$ric’s friends are telling him what they used to do on vacation. Complete each of these sentences with the imparfait of a logical verb from the list.

• Aller $\`a$ p$\^e$che
• Apprendre
• Bavarder
• Dormir
• Emmener
• Faire une randonn$\'e$e
• Louer
• Passer
• Pleuvoir
• Regarder un film
• Skier
• Travailler Marc _____, car (because) il aime manger du poisson frais.

Complete the sentences with the adverbs from the list. Not all adverbs will be used.

• Bien
• Couramment
• Difficilement
• fr$\'e$quemment
• mal
• malheureusement
• modestement
• rarement
• r$\'e$cemment
• vraiment Mais la chose que j’adorais ____ faire le soir, c’$\'e$tait de marcher le long de la Seine.

The 2010 census led to the loss of two House seats in New York and Ohio, the loss of one House seat in Pennsylvania, the gain of two House seats in Florida, and the gain of four House seats in Texas. Consider the following approximate vote counts for all House districts in these states in 2010 (before redistricting) and 2012 (after redistricting). All figures are in thousands of votes. Votes for other parties are neglected. a. Find the percentages of votes cast for Republican and Democratic House candidates in 2010 and 2012. b. Find the percentages of House seats that were won by Republican and Democratic candidates in 2010 and 2012. c. Explain whether the distributions of votes reflect the distributions of House seats. d. Discuss whether redistricting based on the 2010 census affected the distributions of votes and representatives. New York

$$\begin{array}{c|c|c|c|c} & \begin{array}{c} \text { Votes for } \\ \text { Republican } \\ \text { candidates } \\ \text { (thousands) } \end{array} & \begin{array}{c} \text { Votes for } \\ \text { Democratic } \\ \text { candidates } \\ \text { (thousands) } \end{array} & \begin{array}{c} \text { Republican } \\ \text { seats } \end{array} & \begin{array}{c} \text { Democratic } \\ \text { seats } \end{array} \\ \hline \mathbf{2 0 1 0} & 1854 & 2601 & 8 & 21 \\ \mathbf{2 0 1 2} & 2252 & 4127 & 6 & 21 \end{array}$$

Louis writes to his younger sister. Complete his e-mail by choosing the logical verb. Dans la classe fran$\c{c}$ais, nous parlons ____ (agr$\'e$ablement, gentiment, constamment) en fran$\c{c}$ais.