A triangle has sides 17 cm, 12 cm and 11 cm. If the altitude to the 11 cm side is 11.95 cm, what is the length of the altitude to the 17 cm side? Round your answer to one decimal place.
What will be an ideal response?
7.7 cm
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Use the Consumer Price Index below to answer the question.
The table below shows the federal hourly minimum wage in various years. 
What was the relative change in the minimum wage from 1990 to 1997? How does this compare to the overall rate of inflation as measured by the CPI? In which of those two years was the purchasing power of the minimum wage higher? If necessary, round values to the nearest tenth.
What will be an ideal response?
Let U = {all soda pops}, A = {all diet soda pops}, B = {all cola soda pops}, 
and 
Describe the set in words.A' ? C
A. All non-diet soda pops in cans B. All non-diet soda pops and all soda pops in cans C. All diet soda pops and all soda pops in cans D. All diet soda pops in cans
Solve.Find the greatest possible error for each of the following situations:(a) The length of a copper pipe is measured to be 10
in. with a ruler that is divided into sixteenths of an inch.(b) A motor oil is measured at 1
cups with a cup measure that is calibrated to the nearest 
of a cup.
A. (a) 
inch,
(b) 
cup
B. (a) 
inch,
(b) 
cup
C. (a) 
inch,
(b) 
cup
D. (a) 
inch,
(b) 
cup
Find the area of the shaded region.
A. 8
B. 4
C. 
D. 4 + 