"our reflexes such as pulling your hand away from a flame, are governed by the while basic functions of motor skills and respiration are governed by the "

Hello, our reflexes are governed by the spinal cord since these actions happen quickly thus needing to bypass the brain. The other functions, meanwhile, are controlled by the brain itself, with motor skills and involuntary functions such as respiration being controlled by different parts of the brain.

Spinal cord,  brain

"our reflexes such as pulling your hand away from a flame, are governed by the spinal cord, while basic functions of motor skills and respiration are governed by the brain."

The spinal cord and the brain are components of the central nervous system that receives information, integrates the information, and controls the activities of every parts of the body. The spinal cord functions as a minor reflex center by coordinating sensory information from the peripheral nervous system to the brain. The brain receives sensory information from the spinal cord and processes it by initiating the proper and coordinated motor outputs (skills).

Question 2: $102.20 collected second day

Question 1: x-5

Step-by-step explanation:

Question 2:

We know that there are 15 members total.  The first day 8 members paid and the remaining paid on the second day.  To find the second day total just subtract first day from total members and that leaves the number who paid on second day.

15-8=7

So now we know 8 paid on 1st day and 7 on 2nd day.  To find the total paid on either day just multiply cost of dues by number who paid that day.

14.60*7=102.2

Question 1:

First let's make an equation with info from picture...

In first box there are 4 of the rectangles and the Key tells us they represent x.  We also have 12 white squares the Key tells us represents 1 each.  So first box is...

4x+12

Second box has 8 shaded squares that Key tells us represents -1 each.  So second box is...

-8

Our equation to solve with these values would be...

4x+12-8

4x-20

x-5