Solve the problem.Below is a diagram of a water slide. The slide is 24 ft long. The ladder leading to the slide is 18 ft long. How far is it from the end of the slide to the foot of the ladder? Round approximations to the nearest tenth. 
?
A. 21 ft
B. 8 ft
C. 126 ft
D. 15.9 ft
Answer: D
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Two measurements are given. Find the absolute difference and then find the relative difference as a percentage. Assume that the first quantity is the compared value and the second quantity is the reference value. Round answers to the nearest tenth if necessary.In a certain country, the life expectancy for men is 70.6 years while the life expectancy for women is 75.7 years.
A. Absolute difference: 5.1 years Relative difference: 7.2% B. Absolute difference: -5.1 years Relative difference: -7.2% C. Absolute difference: -5.1 years Relative difference: -6.7% D. Absolute difference: -5.1 years Relative difference: -0.7%
Provide an appropriate response.Find the reciprocal of - 
.
A. 
B. -5
C. 5
D. 1
Solve the problem.The following table shows the population (in thousands) of Anytown, USA. YEAR POPULATION 1950 80 1960 95 1970 115 1980 150 1990 200 2000 265Use a graphing calculator to fit a quadratic function f(x) to the data. Use this equation to predict the population in the year 2007. Round your answer to the nearest thousand.
A. 267,000 B. 316,000 C. 16,820,000 D. 345,000
Simplify the expression.(
- 4
)(
+ 6
)
A. 24
B. -158 + 2
C. 
+ 2
- 24
D. -1076 + 2