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    Writing equation problem

    Suppose that the number of new homes built, H, in a city over a period of time, t, is graphed on a rectangular coordinate system where time is on the horizontal axis. Suppose that the number of homes built can be modeled by an exponential function, H= p * at , where p is the number of new homes built in the first year recorded.

    Mathematics: Calculating combinations of sheets

    Benjamin and Olivia are putting a new floor in their kitchen. To get the floor up to the desired height, they need to add 1 ft of subfloor. They can do this in one of two ways. They can put -in. sheet on top of -in. board (note that the total would be ft or 1 ft). They could also put 3/8-in. board on top of 3/4-in. sheet. The ta

    MTH133: Unit 5 Individual Project - A

    Please see the attached file for proper formatting of these questions. ============================================= 1) Find the domain of the following: a) f(t) = 4.5exp(t) b) g(x) = log(x +3) c) g(x) = 2^x d) g(t) = ln(t -1) 2) Describe the transformations on the following graph of f(x) = e^x . State the placemen

    Word Programs Involving Algebra

    Please help with the following problem. 14. Julio works as a quality control expert in a beverage factory. The assembly line that he monitors produces about 20,000 bottles in a 24-hour period. Julio samples about 120 bottles an hour and rejects the line if he finds more than 1/50 of the sample to be defective. About how many

    Basic Math - Geometry - Algebra

    MAT115 - Checkpoint - Week 4 Sy. Section of Basic Mathematical Skills with Geometry (6th ed.) Page Numbers Exercises Section 4.1 pp. 287-291 2, 4, 24, 34, 72 Section 4.2 pp. 301-308 20, 36, 48, 58, 72 Section 4.3 pp. 317-320 32, 68, 70 Section 4.4 pp. 329-333 4, 10, 20, 26, 30, 38, 44 Section 4.5 pp. 345-348 24, 52

    MTH133 Population of 7,000 -.. [See the attached Question File.]

    1. The Population of the town is 7,000 people. ... 2. Suppose that the mayor of the town you have chosen has built a new factory in hopes of drawing as many new people to the town as possible. ... 3. Population Decline Modeled by a Rational Equation ... For noninteger answers, please write your answer as a fraction rather

    Several problems on exponential and logarithmic functions

    1) Find the domain of the following: 2) Describe the transformations on the following graph of ... . State the placement of the horizontal asymptote and y-intercept after the transformation. For example, left 1 or reflected about the y-axis are descriptions. 3) Describe the transformations on the following graph of ..

    Algebra - Suppose that the number of new homes built, H, in a city over a period of time, t, is graphed on a rectangular coordinate system where time is on the horizontal axis. Suppose that the number of homes built can be modeled by an exponential function ...

    Part 1: Suppose that the number of new homes built, H, in a city over a period of time, t, is graphed on a rectangular coordinate system where time is on the horizontal axis. Suppose that the number of homes built can be modeled by an exponential function, H= p * at , where p is the number of new homes built in the first year re

    Geometric Distribution - Password Hacker

    A computer system uses passwords constructed from the 26 letters (a to z) or 10 integers (0 to 9). Suppose there are 10000 users on the system with unique passwords. A hacker randomly selects (with replacement) passwords from the potential set. A) There are 9900 users with unique 6 character passwords on the system and the ha

    Domain, Functions, and Transformations

    For noninteger answers, please write the answer as a fraction rather than a decimal. To show your work, you will need to include the algebra used to compute the solution to any equations, the formula with substituted values, and the final calculated answer with units. Please see the attached document for proper formattin

    Exponential Functions - Population Growth

    Nyobia had a population of 3 million in 1985. Assume that this country's population is growing continuously at a 5% annual rate and that Nyobia absorbs 40000 newcomers every year. What will its population be in the year 2015?

    Need help with algebra, statistics and geometry

    I need help with the attached questions. You will have to open up the attachment to see the questions with proper formatting. ____________________ 18. 13/18 + 11/18 39. 18/23 - 13/23 - 3/23 44. Number problem. One task took 7 minutes (min), a second task took 12 min, and a third task took 21 min. How l

    Overriding A Presidential Veto

    Read the article below and use the information you find there to answer the questions that follow. A bill is sent to the president of the United States when it has passed both houses of congress. A majority vote in both the house of representatives (435 members) and the senate (100 members) is needed for the bill to be pass

    Prime numbers, GCF and algebra word problems

    Please see attachment for proper formatting. ____________________________________ 10. List the factors of each of the following number for 66. Using the following list of numbers for exercises 13 and 14: 0, 1, 15, 19, 23, 49, 55, 59, 87, 91, 97, 103, 105, 14. Which of the given numbers are composite? 16. Li

    Basic Math for Practice

    Place each of the following sets in ascending order. 16. Evaluate 44. Add 40. Evaluate each of the following expressions. 58. ... [See the attached Questions File.]

    Consecutive negative numbers

    I am thinking of three consecutive negative numbers. If I multiply the first with the second and then subtract three times the third, the result is 57. What are the numbers? I need to know the correct algebra equation as well to get the numbers. Thanks.

    A Train in Trouble

    One hour out of the station, a train engine develops trouble that slows the train to 3/5 of its average speed up to the time of the failure. Continuing at this reduced speed, it reaches its destination two hours late. Had the trouble occurred 50 miles beyond; the delay would have been reduced by 40 minutes. Find the distance

    Basic math

    Attached are 50 basic math/algebra problems that I need help with....Please show your work so I can learn how you figured it out. Thanks. 1. Give the place value for the indicated digit. 8 in the number 138,350 A) Tens B) Hundreds C) Thousands D) Ones 2. Find the area of the figure. A)

    Slope and Intercept Questions

    Please help me with these problems. See the attached file for proper formatting. _____________________________________________________________________ 1) 7- ) The slope is ________ The y-intercept is (0,____) 9) Find the slope, if it exists, of the line containing the pair of points. (7,5) an

    Population growth

    If my town's population grows each year at 1,000 what would the population growth be in t= 2010.2011,2012, 2013,& 2016yrs b) find linear equation in the form P = mt + b (y = mx + b), which gives the population, P, t years from 2010. c) using the equation in part b to approximate the population in the year 2030. d)

    Ellipse and Hyperbola

    Find the equation of the Ellipse whose foci coincide with the foci of the hyperbola x^2 - 3y^2 - 2x - 12y + 1 = 0 and whose eccentricity is the reciprocal of that of the hyperbola and sketch both curves.

    Estimate how long it takes you to complete a task of your choice in a given week.

    Part 1: Using the Library, web resources, and/or other materials, find the average weight in pounds of a type of bird of your choice. Use the rational exponent equation L = 2.43 * W^0.3326 to estimate the wingspan L in feet of the bird that weighs W pounds (Rockswold, 2006). Include in your post the type of bird and the avera

    Several basic statistics and finite math problems

    Attached are the math/algebra problems that I am having a hard time solving. Please show your work so I have an understanding of how to solve future problems of these sorts....Thanks! (Please see the attachment rather than the copied material here.) ____________________________________________________ Use the following