When solving a linear equation, the goal is to isolate the variable. For 2x + 7 = 15, undo the operations around x step by step. Subtract 7 from both sides to get 2x = 8. Then divide both sides by 2 to obtain x = 4. Check by substitution: 2(4) + 7 = 8 + 7 = 15, which matches the right side. So the value that satisfies the equation is 4. For other common guesses, you’d get results like 13, 17, or 19, which don’t equal 15, confirming 4 is the correct solution.

In this kind of station, the end-of-station step is to submit your grading sheet and indicate whether remediation is needed. Turning in the grading sheet completes the examiner’s record for your performance, and the remediation indicator flags whether you should receive follow-up remediation. The other options describe actions that don’t align with wrapping up the current station—remediation flagged after scoring suggests a separate post-score step, starting the next case happens after the current station is fully closed, and saying no remediation omits the administrative wrap-up that typically accompanies the end of the station. So the correct action is to turn in the grading sheet and mark remediation as needed.

When taking an EOC, the rule about what you can bring is all about keeping the testing environment fair and secure. The best fit is that you may bring a computer only. That means you’re allowed to use one device—the computer you’ll test on—and nothing else. This setup helps ensure everyone has the same experience, avoids distractions, and prevents access to unauthorized materials. Why the other options don’t fit: bringing a laptop and a notebook would count as more than one device, which isn’t allowed if the policy is computer only. Saying no electronics would prevent you from using the required testing software and access. Allowing personal items is too vague and could include items that aren’t permitted during the exam. So, computer only is the clearest, policy-aligned choice.

This line uses personification—the night is given a human action. By saying the night wraps the town in a blanket, the author attributes the ability to wrap and envelop to night itself, something a person would do. The image makes the night feel active and almost protective, even as it conveys a cold, quiet mood. The phrase “soft, cold blanket” reinforces the feeling of being surrounded by night, turning a natural setting into a lived, sensory scene. It’s not using like or as, so it isn’t a simile, and it isn’t exaggerating beyond believable effect, so it isn’t hyperbole. The action of night performing a familiar, human task is what makes this figure of speech clearly a personification.