Solve the problem.The number of mosquitoes M(x), in millions, in a certain area depends on the June rainfall x, in inches:  What rainfall produces the maximum number of mosquitoes?

A. 17 in.
B. 8.5 in.
C. 0 in.
D. 289 in.


Answer: B

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A. f(x) = 
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Graph the equation.y = x2 - 2x + 4

A.

B.

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Use Bayes' rule to find the indicated probability.Quality Motors has three plants. Plant 1 produces 35% of the car output, plant 2 produces 20% and plant 3 produces the remaining 45%. One percent of the output of plant 1 is defective, 1.8% of the output of plant 2 is defective and 2% of the output of plant 3 is defective. The annual total production of Quality Motors is 1,000,000 cars. A car chosen at random from the annual output and is found defection. What is the probability that it came from plant 2?

A. 0.35 B. 0.559 C. 0.224 D. 0.217

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Simplify the expression. Assume that all variables are positive.

A. 5y6 B. 5y3 C. 25y3 D. 5xy3

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