After a genetics experiment on 58 pea plants, the number of plants having certain characteristics was tallied, with the results given to the right. Answer parts (a) through (c). (a) Find the number of plants that were tall and had smooth peas. 20 were tall; 32 had green peas; 29 had smooth peas; 11 were tall and had green peas; 17 had green peas and smooth peas; 4 had all three characteristics; 3 had none of the characteristics. plants (b) How many plants were tall and had peas that were neither smooth nor green? plants (c) How many plants were not tall but had peas that were smooth and green?

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Answer 1

a. The number of plants that were tall and had smooth peas is (20 + 32 - 11 - 4) = 37.

b. The number of plants that were tall and had peas that were neither smooth nor green is (20 - 4) = 16.

c. The number of plants that were not tall but had peas that were smooth and green is (29 + 32 - 4) = 57.

(a) The number of plants that were tall and had smooth peas can be found by subtracting the number of plants with all three characteristics from the total number of plants that were tall and had green peas.

Total number of plants that were tall = 20

Number of plants with green peas = 32

Number of plants with smooth peas = 29

Number of plants that were tall and had green peas = 11

Number of plants with all three characteristics = 4

Therefore, the number of plants that were tall and had smooth peas is (20 + 32 - 11 - 4) = 37.

(b) The number of plants that were tall and had peas that were neither smooth nor green can be calculated by subtracting the number of plants with all three characteristics from the total number of plants that were tall.

Number of plants that were tall = 20

Number of plants with all three characteristics = 4

Therefore, the number of plants that were tall and had peas that were neither smooth nor green is (20 - 4) = 16.

(c) The number of plants that were not tall but had peas that were smooth and green can be calculated by subtracting the number of plants with all three characteristics from the total number of plants that had smooth peas and green peas.

Number of plants with smooth peas = 29

Number of plants with green peas = 32

Number of plants with all three characteristics = 4

Therefore, the number of plants that were not tall but had peas that were smooth and green is (29 + 32 - 4) = 57.

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the rabbit population is a certain area is 500% of last years population there are 900 rabbits this year how many were there last year​

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Answer:

180 rabbits

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The initial amount is 1250, rate is 13.5% and value of the function for t = 3 is 809

What is exponential decay?

Exponential decay describes the process of reducing an amount by a consistent percentage rate over a period of time.

Given that, an exponential function with rate of decay, h(t) = \(1250(0.865)^t\)

Here we need to identify the initial amount, rate and the value of function when t = 3

The general formula of exponential decay is given by,

A = P(1-r)ⁿ

Where A is final amount

P is initial amount

r = rate of decay

n = years or time

Comparing with general formula,

P = 1250

1-r = 0.865

r = 1-0.865

r = 0.135

r % = 13.5

h(3) = 1250(0.865)³

= 809

Hence, the initial amount is 1250, rate is 13.5% and value of the function for t = 3 is 809

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Find an equation for the line perpendicular to the tangent to the curve y=x3−4x+1 at the point (2,1).

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The equation of the line perpendicular to the tangent to the curve y=x^3-4x+1 at the point (2,1) is y = (-1/8)x + 9/8.

To find the equation of the line perpendicular to the tangent to the curve at (2,1), we need to first find the slope of the tangent line at that point.

The derivative of y=x^3-4x+1 is y'=3x^2-4, so the slope of the tangent line at (2,1) is y'(2) = 3(2)^2-4 = 8.

Since we want the line perpendicular to the tangent, we know that its slope will be the negative reciprocal of the tangent's slope. Therefore, the slope of the line we're looking for is -1/8.

Next, we use the point-slope form of the equation of a line to write the equation of the line with the slope we found and passing through the point (2,1):

y - 1 = (-1/8)(x - 2)

Simplifying and putting the equation in slope-intercept form:

y = (-1/8)x + 9/8

Therefore, the equation of the line perpendicular to the tangent to the curve y=x^3-4x+1 at the point (2,1) is y = (-1/8)x + 9/8.

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help me plsss .__. ASAP will give brainliest

help me plsss .__. ASAP will give brainliest

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A. 60$
B. 44$
C. 0.75x
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help please! how do I calculate the coordinates of point a so that at is an altitude?

help please! how do I calculate the coordinates of point a so that at is an altitude?

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Part (a)

Since we want segment AT to be an altitude, this means that point A is somewhere on segment RI such that angle TAI is 90 degrees. In other words, segments AT and RI are perpendicular. Check out the diagram below.

We'll need to find the slope of line RI, so we'll need the slope formula

R = (x1,y1) = (-2,-2)

I = (x2,y2) = (4,1)

m = slope of line RI

m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

m = (1-(-2))/(4-(-2))

m = (1+2)/(4+2)

m = 3/6

m = 1/2

m = 0.5

The slope of line RI is 1/2 or 0.5

Now let's use point R(-2,-2) along with that slope we just found to find the equation of line RI.

Turn to point slope form

y - y1 = m(x - x1)

y - (-2) = 0.5(x -(-2))

y + 2 = 0.5(x + 2)

y + 2 = 0.5x + 1

y = 0.5x + 1 - 2

y = 0.5x - 1

This is the equation of line RI. We'll use it later.

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We found that the slope of line RI was 1/2.

The negative reciprocal involves us flipping the fraction and flipping the sign to get -2/1 or simply -2.

The perpendicular slope is -2. This is the slope of altitude AT.

We want line AT to go through T(-2,4), so we'll use this point along with the perpendicular slope we just found to calculate the equation of line AT.

We'll turn to the point slope form

y - y1 = m(x - x1)

y - 4 = -2(x - (-2))

y - 4 = -2(x + 2)

y - 4 = -2x - 4

y = -2x - 4 + 4

y = -2x

The equation of the line that goes through points A and T is y = -2x.

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To summarize so far, we have these two equations

y = 0.5x - 1 .... equation of line RIy = -2x .... equation of line AT

Apply substitution to solve for (x,y) to find the intersection point. This will determine where point A is located.

y = 0.5x - 1

-2x = 0.5x - 1

-2x-0.5x = -1

-2.5x = -1

x = -1/(-2.5)

x = 0.4

Then we can determine y like so

y = -2x

y = -2(0.4)

y = -0.8

Therefore, point A is located at (0.4, -0.8). Both coordinate values are exact. In fraction form, we can say that the point is (2/5, -4/5), but I find decimals easier to work with in this instance.

Answer:  (0.4, -0.8)

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Part (b)

To find the length of segment AT, we can find the distance from A to T. As you can probably guess, we'll use the distance formula.

A = (x1,y1) = (0.4, -0.8) ... found back in part (a)

T = (x2,y2) = (-2, 4) ... given

\(d = \sqrt{ (x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2 }\\\\d = \sqrt{ (-2-0.4)^2+(4 - (-0.8))^2 }\\\\d = \sqrt{ (-2-0.4)^2+(4 + 0.8)^2 }\\\\d = \sqrt{ (-2.4)^2+(4.8)^2 }\\\\d = \sqrt{ 5.76+23.04 }\\\\d = \sqrt{ 28.8 }\\\\d \approx 5.36656\\\\d \approx 5.37\\\\\)

The distance from point A to point T is approximately 5.37 units. This means that segment AT is roughly 5.37 units long.

Answer: 5.37 units
help please! how do I calculate the coordinates of point a so that at is an altitude?

a circle has a radius of 17in. find the radian measure of the central angle 0 that intercepts an arc of length 12in .

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To find the radian measure of a central angle that intercepts an arc of length 12 inches in a circle with a radius of 17 inches.

In a circle, the relationship between the central angle (θ) and the arc length (s) is given by the formula s = rθ, where r is the radius of the circle. In this case, the radius (r) is 17 inches, and the arc length (s) is 12 inches.

To find the radian measure of the central angle (θ), we rearrange the formula as follows:

s = rθ  (Divide both sides by r)

θ = s/r

Substituting the given values:

θ = 12/17

Therefore, the radian measure of the central angle that intercepts an arc of length 12 inches in a circle with a radius of 17 inches is approximately 0.7059 radians.

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The diameter of a circle is 2.6 inches. What is the circle's area?

Use 3.14 for Pi. and round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

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Answer:

5.26

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the area of a circle, you square the radius and multiply your answer by pi. The radius is half the diameter.

2.6/2=1.3

1.3^2=1.69

1.69*3.14= 5.3066 (approx.)

Finally, round to the nearest hundredth.

5.3066≈5.31

Given that (0, - 1) is an x-intercept of f(x) = \(x ^ 3 - 3x ^ 2 - 36x - 32\) find all of the other x-intercepts of f(x).

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The x-intercepts of f(x) are (-2, 0), (0, -32), and (-4, 0).

How to get the intercepts

First, let us check if (0, -1) is one of the intercept. If (0, -1) is an x-intercept of f(x), that means f(0) = 0.

So let's evaluate f(0):

f(0) = 0³ - 3(0)² - 36(0) - 32 = -32

Since f(0) is not equal to 0, we know that (0, -1) is not an x-intercept of f(x).

To find the actual x-intercepts of f(x), we need to factor the polynomial. We can start by using synthetic division to test if x = 1 is a factor of f(x).

For us to get to our answer, we test with the possible factors of 32 which are: ±1, ±2, ±4, ±8, ±16, ±32.

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Multi step equation help pls very quick


X - 7 = -2x - 5

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Answer:

x=1.5

Step-by-step explanation:

\(x-7=-2x-5\\\\x+2x=7-5\\\\3x=2\\\\x=\dfrac{2}{3}\\\\\tt{x=1.5}\)

Answer:

x = \(\frac{2}{3}\)

Step-by-step explanation:

x - 7 = - 2x - 5 ( add 2x to both sides )

3x - 7 = - 5 ( add 7 to both sides )

3x = 2 ( divide both sides by 3 )

x = \(\frac{2}{3}\)



Write an equation of a hyperbola with the given values, foci, or vertices. Assume that the transverse axis is horizontal.

a=12, c=13

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A  general equation (x - h)^2 / 12^2 - (y - k)^2 / 5^2 = 1

To write an equation of a hyperbola with the given values of a=12 and c=13, we can use the equation of a hyperbola with a horizontal transverse axis. The equation is given by:

(x - h)^2 / a^2 - (y - k)^2 / b^2 = 1

where (h, k) represents the coordinates of the center of the hyperbola.

In this case, since the transverse axis is horizontal, we know that the value of a represents the distance from the center to each vertex. So, a = 12.

We also know that c represents the distance from the center to each focus. So, c = 13.

To find the value of b, we can use the relationship between a, b, and c in a hyperbola, which is given by the equation:

c^2 = a^2 + b^2

Plugging in the values of a = 12 and c = 13, we can solve for b:

13^2 = 12^2 + b^2
169 = 144 + b^2
25 = b^2
b = 5

Now we have all the values we need to write the equation. The center of the hyperbola is at the point (h, k), which we do not have given in the question. Therefore, we cannot write the specific equation of the hyperbola without that information.

However, we can provide a general equation:

(x - h)^2 / 12^2 - (y - k)^2 / 5^2 = 1

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Answer:

8

Step-by-step explanation:

2 + 2 = 4
4 + 2 = 8

Which is more, 662 feet or
1
8
of a mile?

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Answer:

the answer is 662 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

becuase one eighth of a mile is 660 feet

Evaluate the given integral by making an appropriate change of variables. 8 (x − 7y)/(6x − y) dA, R where R is the parallelogram enclosed by the lines x − 7y = 0, x − 7y = 5, 6x − y = 7, and 6x − y = 9

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The integral to be evaluated is;\(∫∫_R▒〖8(x-7y)/(6x-y)dA〗\) R where R is the parallelogram enclosed by the lines \(x-7y=0, x-7y=5, 6x-y=7 and 6x-y=9\). The solution is 264/41 and it is obtained by using an appropriate change of variables.

This integral can be solved by making an appropriate change of variables which will simplify the integral.The lines \(x - 7y = 0 and 6x - y = 7\) intersect at (7,1)

while\(x - 7y = 5 and 6x - y = 9\) intersect at (9,1). This implies that the length of the parallel sides of the parallelogram is 2 units while the distance between the parallel lines is 5 units.

Therefore, we can define the transformation function as:\(u = 6x - y, v = x - 7y\).The Jacobian is given as:\(∂(u,v)/∂(x,y) = (6)(-7) - (1)(-1) = -41\)

The integral can now be expressed as:\(∫∫_R▒〖8(x-7y)/(6x-y)dA〗 = ∫_1^7▒〖∫_(5+y/7)^((y+9)/6)▒〖8(u/(-41))dudv〗〗 = ∫_1^7▒〖(1/41)∫_(5+y/7)^((y+9)/6)▒8udu dv〗\)  

= \(∫_1^7▒〖[(1/41)(4(u^2)/2)|_((5+y/7)^((y+9)/6))]dv〗 = (1/41)∫_1^7▒[16(5+y/7)^2/2 - 16((y+9)/6)^2/2]dv = (1/41)[(160(5+y/7)^2/2 - 16((y+9)/6)^2/2)|_1^7] = 264/41.\)

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so someone help me with this question before, but I didn't understand anything so help?

so someone help me with this question before, but I didn't understand anything so help?

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So this seems fairly simple from what I’m seeing and I’ll try my best to help you understand it!
So basically if each square is equivalent to one square foot, and 1 paint can covers 6 square feet, then you basically count out how many squares there are and divide by six. So 20 square feet (all of the dark squares added) divided by 6 (how many square feet the paint covers). So 6 goes into 20, 3 times, with 2 left over. So you’ll need about 2 cans and somewhere around 80% of the third one. Or something along those lines if you want to get exact. But really it’s 3 cans (there is just a little left over).

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Apply the Linear Programming Theorem and interpret the results.
2) Answer the questions below for the following situation:
For a certain lawn, a landscaping contractor plans to use the least expensive combination of two brands of
fertilizer. A package of Brand X costs $16 and contains 12 oz of phosphates and 10 oz of nitrates. A package of
Brand Y costs $7 and contains 10 oz of phosphates and 5 oz of nitrates. The lawn requires at least 60 oz of
phosphates and 40 oz of nitrates. Which combination of the two brands should be used?
a. Translate the constraints into a system of inequalities.
b. Graph the system and label the vertices of the feasible set.
c. Apply the Linear Programming Theorem and interpret the results.
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1Apply the Linear Programming Theorem and interpret the results.2) Answer the questions below for the

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The minimum cost will be at (2.5 , 3) and the minimum cost be $25.

Given, a landscaping contractor plans to use the least expensive combination of two brands of fertilizer.

A package of Brand X costs $16 and contains 12 oz of phosphates and 10 oz of nitrates.

A package of Brand Y costs $7 and contains 10 oz of phosphates and 5 oz of nitrates.

The lawn requires at least 60 oz of phosphates and 40 oz of nitrates.

Let the number of Brand X packages be, x

the number of Brand Y packages be, y

According to the question,

12x + 10y ≥ 60 = 6x + 5y ≥ 30

10x + 5y ≥ 40 = 2x + y ≥ 8

x ≥ 0

y ≥ 0

Z = 16x + 7y

On solving the equations, we get

6x + 5y = 30

6x + 3y = 24

On subtracting, we get

2y = 6

y = 3

and x = 2.5

So, minimum cost will be at (2.5 , 3) and the minimum cost be

Z = 16(2.5) + 7(3)

Z = 4 + 21

Z = 25

Hence, the minimum cost will be at (2.5 , 3) and the minimum cost be $25.

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2. For each diagram, solve for the variable. Be sure to include the names of any
relationships you used to get your solution.

2. For each diagram, solve for the variable. Be sure to include the names of anyrelationships you used

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2. a. The measure of angle x is equal to 100°.

b. The measure of the unknown variable angle x is 40°.

c. The measure of angle x is 14°.

What is a transversal?

We know when a transversal intersects two parallel lines at two distinct points,

Two pairs of interior and alternate angles are formed such that the measure of interior angles are same and the measure of alternate angles is also the same.

a. We know, The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is the sum of two opposite interior angles.

Therefore, m∠x = 10° + 90°.

m∠x = 100°.

b. We know, Pairs of corresponding angles are equal.

Therefore, In the smaller triangle,

180° - 140° = 40°.

The corresponding angle is 110°.

Therefore, x = 180° - 110° - 40° = 30°.

c. We know pairs of corresponding angles are equal.

Therefore, 3x + 7° = x + 35°.

3x - x = 35° - 7°.

2x = 28°.

x = 14°.

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4 = - 2/3 x whats the answer

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hello

\(4=-\frac{2}{3}x\)

to solve for x, let's cross multiply both sides

\(\begin{gathered} 4=-\frac{2}{3}x \\ 4\times3=-2x \\ 12=-2x \end{gathered}\)

step 2

divide both sides by -2

\(\begin{gathered} 12=-2x \\ \frac{12}{-2}=-\frac{2x}{-2} \\ x=-6 \end{gathered}\)

x = - 6

Answer:

x = -6

Step-by-step explanation:

A salesperson earns $200 a week plus a 4% commission on her sales. Which equation models the relationship between her sales in a given week, s, and her weekly earnings, e?
e = 200s + 4
e = 4s + 200

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Answer:

2 nd one

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer: e = 200s + 4

Step-by-step explanation:

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Which ratio forms a proportion with
6/12


A: 20/36

B: 30/50

C: 36/72

D: 70/144

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Answer:

C

Step-by-step explanation:

If we look at all the options, we can see that the only easy multiple of 6 is 30 and 36, so we look at those first.

6*5=30

12*5 does not equal 50

So then we look at the other one

6*6=36

12*6=72

Suppose two equally strong tennis players play against each other until one player wins three games in a row. The results of each game are independent, and each player will win with probability 1 2 . What is the expected value of the number of games they will play?

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The expected value of the number of games the two equally strong tennis players will play until one wins three games in a row is 14.

Let's consider the possible sequences of games that can occur until one player wins three games in a row. We will denote the winning player as W and the losing player as L. The sequences can be represented as a combination of W's and L's, such as WWL, WLW, LWW, etc.

The key insight is that for each sequence, the last game played must be won by the player who wins three games in a row. This means that the number of games played until the streak ends is fixed at three. However, the preceding games can have various combinations of wins and losses.

To calculate the expected value, we need to consider all possible sequences and their probabilities. Since each player has a 50% chance of winning each game, the probability of any specific sequence occurring is (1/2)^n, where n is the length of the sequence.

We can calculate the expected value by summing the product of the number of games played in each sequence and its corresponding probability.

Considering all possible sequences and their probabilities, the expected value of the number of games played until one player wins three games in a row is found to be 14.

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Devin said that these two triangles are similar by ASA. What is the correct reason
for how these triangles are similar and why? Be sure to indicate all congruent or
proportional sides to support the similarity postulate you used.

Devin said that these two triangles are similar by ASA. What is the correct reasonfor how these triangles

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Answer:

The triangles are similar by the Side Angle Side postulate (SAS).

Step-by-step explanation:

Sides 2 and 3 are proportional to sides 4 and 6 by a scale factor of 2. Angles O are congruent to each other by the vertical angles theorem.

A parachutist's speed during a free fall reaches 50 meters per second. What is this speed in feet per second? At this speed, how many feet will the parachutist fall during 15 seconds of free fall? In your computations, assume that 1 meter is equal to 3.3 feet. Do not round your answers.

Please make sure to show your work, thanks! :)

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Answer:

3280

Step-by-step explanation:

50 m  ≅ 164 ft (3s.f.)

50 m/s  ≅ 164 ft/s

distance after  20 s:

d = 164 ft/s   ⋅ 20 s

= 3280 ft

Solve the equation.
2x+3-2x = -+²x+5
42
If necessary:
Combine Terms
Apply properties:
Add
Multiply
Subtract
Divide

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The solution to the equation is -1.5 or -3/2.

How to solve equations?

We have the equation:

x² + 3-2x= 1+ x² +5

Combine Terms and subtract x² from both sides:

x² - x² + 3 -2x = 1 + 5 + x² - x²

3 -2x = 1 + 5

Add:

3 -2x = 6

Combine Terms and subtract 3 from both sides:

-2x + 3 -3 = 6 - 3

-2x = 3

Dividing by -2 we get:

x = 3/(-2)

x = -3/2

x = -1.5

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What is the slope of the line that passes through (-12, -5) and (0, -8)?

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Answer:

-3/12

Step-by-step explanation:

At sunset, the temperature was -6.4. The temperature then rose 16.9 by noon and then decreased by 12.7 by midnight. What was the temperature at midnight?

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-2.2º

1) Given that at sunset it was -6.4, then ir rose 16.9 by noon

2) Then it decreased by 12.7, so

10.5 -12.7 =-2.2 The sign of the greatest number in absolute value prevails

3) Hence, at midnight the Temperature was -2.2

At sunset, the temperature was -6.4. The temperature then rose 16.9 by noon and then decreased by 12.7

Consider the two linear expressions. -(-3 -60 – 3) and 3.5 – 60 Are the two linear expressions equivalent? Drag a word or phrase to the box to correctly complete the statement​

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owen has $1.05 in dimes and nickels. he has 3 more dimes than nickels. how many coins of each type does he have?

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Given that Owen has $1.05 in dimes and nickels. He has 3 more dimes than nickels. We are to find out how many coins of each type he has.Let us assume that Owen has x nickels.

he has x+3 dimes.Since the value of each nickel is $0.05, thus, the value of x nickels is 0.05x dollars.Since the value of each dime is $0.10, therefore, the value of (x+3) dimes is 0.10(x+3) dollars.Owen has a total of $1.05 which can be written as 105 cents.

The total number of coins is the sum of the number of nickels and the number of dimes.1. Therefore, the equation is

5x + 10(x+3) = 105.2.

Simplify the equation:5x + 10x + 30 = 10515x = 75x = 5O

wen has 5 nickels.3. Owen has x+3 dimes.

Since x = 5, then he has 5+3 = 8 dimes

.Owen has 5 nickels and 8 dimes.

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A company has to decide whether to invest money in the development of a microbiological product. The company's research director has that there is a 60% chance that a successful development could be achieved in 2 years. However, if the product had not been successfully developed at the end of this period, the company would abandon the project, which would lead to a loss in present-value terms of $ 3 million. (Present value is designed to take the company's time preference for money into account. The concept is explained in Chapter 8) In the event of a successful development, a decision would have to be made on the scale of production. The returns generated would depend on the level of sales which could be achieved over the period of the product's life. For simplicity, these have been catorized as either high or low. If the company opted for large-volume production and high sales were achieved, then net returns with a present-value of $6 million would be obtained. However, large-scale production followed by low sales would lead to net returns with a present value of only $1 million.In contrast, if the company decided to invest only small-scale production facilities then high sales would generate net returns with a present value if facilities then high sales would generate net returns with a present value of $4 million and low sales would generate net returns with a present value of $2 million. The company's marketing manager estimates that there is a 75% chance that high sales could be achieved.(a) Construct a decision tree to represent the company's decision problem. (b) Assuming that the companys objective is to maximize its expected returns, determine the policy that it should adopt. (c) There is some debate in the company about the probability that was estimated by the research diretor. Assuming that allo other elements if the problem remain the same, determine how low this probility would have ti be before the option of not developing the product should be chosen. (d) before the final decision us nade the company us taken iver by a bew owner, who has the utilities shown below for the sums of money involved in the decision. (The owner has no ointerest in other attributes which may be associated with the decision, such as developing a prestige product or maintaining employment.) What implications does this have for the policy that you iidentified in (b) and why?Present value of net returns New owner's utility-$3m, $0m, $1m, $2m, $4m, $6m 0, 0.6, 0.75, 0.85, 0.95, 1.0

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The optimal policy for the new owner is to invest in large-scale production. This decision branch has the highest expected utility of $4.285m.

The initial node represents the decision whether to invest in the development of the microbiological product.

The two possible outcomes are a successful development or failure after 2 years.

(b) To determine the policy that the company should adopt to maximize its expected returns, we need to calculate the expected value at each decision node.

Starting from the end nodes and working backwards, we have:

For large-scale production with high sales:

Expected value = 0.75 x $6m + 0.25 x $1m = $4.25m

For large-scale production with low sales:

Expected value = 0.75 x $1m + 0.25 x $6m = $1.75m

For small-scale production with high sales:

Expected value = 0.75 x $4m + 0.25 x $2m = $3.5m

For small-scale production with low sales:

Expected value = 0.75 x $2m + 0.25 x $4m = $1.75m

At the 2-year node, the expected value for a successful development is:

For large-scale production:

Expected value = 0.75 x $4.25m + 0.25 x $1.75m = $3.5m

For small-scale production:

Expected value = 0.75 x $3.5m + 0.25 x $1.75m = $2.81m

Finally, at the initial node, the expected value for investing in the development is:

Expected value = 0.6 x $3.5m + 0.4 x (-$3m) = $0.1m

Therefore, the policy that the company should adopt to maximize its expected returns is to invest in the development of the microbiological product, choose large-scale production if the development is successful, and choose small-scale production otherwise.

(c) If the probability of a successful development is lower than a certain threshold, the option of not developing the product should be chosen. Let p be this threshold probability. Then the expected value at the initial node is:

Expected value = p x $0m + (1-p) x (-$3m) = -$3m + $3mp

Setting this equal to zero and solving for p, we get:

p = 1

Therefore, if the probability of a successful development is lower than 100%, the company should not invest in the development of the microbiological product.

(d) The new owner's utilities represent their preferences for the sums of money involved in the decision.

The utilities are increasing and concave, indicating diminishing marginal utility of money.

This means that the new owner is risk-averse.

The policy identified in (b) may not be optimal for the new owner because their utilities are different from the present-value net returns.

To determine the optimal policy for the new owner, we need to use the new owner's utility values to calculate the expected utility of each decision branch in the decision tree.

If the company invests in large-scale production and high sales are achieved, the expected utility is 0.75 * 0.95 * 1.0 * $6m = $4.285m.

If the company invests in large-scale production and low sales are achieved, the expected utility is 0.75 * 0.95 * (1 - 0.0) * $1m = $712,500.

If the company invests in small-scale production and high sales are achieved, the expected utility is 0.75 * 0.05 * 1.0 * $4m = $150,000.

If the company invests in small-scale production and low sales are achieved, the expected utility is 0.75 * 0.05 * (1 - 0.0) * $2m = $75,000.

If the company decides not to invest in the product, the expected utility is 0.25 * (1 - 0.6) * $0m + 0.25 * 0.6 * (1 - 0.0) * -$3m = -$450,000.

Therefore, the optimal policy for the new owner is to invest in large-scale production. This decision branch has the highest expected utility of $4.285m.

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A house purchased for $216,500 gains 2% of its value every year. If this growth rate continues, in how many years will the house be worth twice its original value

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Answer: 36 years

Step-by-step explanation:

You can use the Rule of 72 to calculate how long it might take the house to double in value.

The Rule of 72 works by dividing 72 by the interest rate as a whole number and the result will be a rough estimate of the time in years it will take for the investment to double in size:

= 72 / 2

= 36 years

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