Solve the problem.A coin is weighted so that heads is 13 times as likely as tails to occur. What probability should be assigned to heads? to tails?

What will be an ideal response?


P(H) = ; P(T) = 

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Solve the problem.A man flies a kite at a height of  The wind carries the kite horizontally away from him at a rate of  How fast is the distance between the man and the kite changing when the kite is  away from him?

A. 7 m/sec B. 7.6 m/sec C. 6.5 m/sec D. 50.5 m/sec

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Solve the problem.In a recent International Gymnastics competition, the U.S., China, and Romania were the big winners. If the total number of medals won by each team are three consecutive integers whose sum is 51 and the U.S. won more than China who won more than Romania, how many medals did each team win?

A. U.S.: 18 medals; China: 17 medals; Romania: 16 medals B. U.S.: 16 medals; China: 15 medals; Romania: 14 medals C. U.S.: 19 medals; China: 18 medals; Romania: 17 medals D. U.S.: 53 medals; China: 52 medals; Romania: 51 medals

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Solve the equation.loga(x - 7) - loga(x - 2) = loga(x - 4) - loga(x + 12)

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Determine whether function f represents exponential growth, exponential decay, linear growth or linear decay. Find a formula for f.

A. Exponential decay; f(x) = 10(-6.5)x B. Linear growth; f(x) = 3.5x + 10 C. Linear decay; f(x) = -3.5x + 10 D. Exponential growth; f(x) = 10(3.5)x

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