Period or Semicolon? From the drop-down list, click on your choice to decide if the blank should contain a semicolon or a period.

Example: The storyteller had us captivated; her voice drew us into the story. (semicolon)
Example: I enjoy pumpkin pie for dessert. Sweden is a country in Europe. (period)

1. I’ll wash the dishes ___ you dry them.
2. We are going to the museum on Saturday ___ the exhibit leaves on Sunday.
3. Let’s meet in the parking lot at noon ___ the movie starts at 12:15.
4. I’ll wash the dishes ___ please turn the radio on.
5. We are going to the museum on Saturday ___ two weeks from today, we will have a visitor.
6. Let’s meet in the parking lot at noon ___ are those shoes new?
Bonus question: For the sentences above that required a period, what else must be done to make them correct?

Answer

1. I'll wash the dishes; you dry them

2. We are going to the museum on Saturday. The exhibit leaves on Sunday

3. Let's meet in the parking lot at noon; the movie starts at 12.

4. I'll wash the dishes. Please turn the radio on.

5. We are going to the museum on Saturday; two weeks from today we will have a visitor

6. Let's meet in the parking lot at noon. Are those new shoes?

Bonus: There also needs to be a capital letter at the beggining of the new sentence.

Explanation:

I put semicolons because they were related. I put periods because they were two different subjects, and sentences.

0.2743

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : The reading speed of second-grade students in a large city is approximately​ normal, with a mean of words per minute​ (wpm) and a standard deviation of  wpm.

Let x be the random variable that represents the reading speed of second -grade students.

z-score :

For x= 96 words per​ minute

Now, the probability a randomly selected student in the city will read more than 96 words per​ minute will be :-

Hence, the probability a randomly selected student in the city will read more than 96 words per​ minute = 0.2743