Solve the problem.Refer to the figure, which shows the geographical distribution of voters in a state with 64 voters and eight districts. The voters are half Democrat and half Republican. Assume that district boundaries must follow the grid lines shown in the figure and that each district must be contiguous.
Draw boundaries expected to result in the election of five Democratic and three Republican representatives.
What will be an ideal response?
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where r is the monthly rate
expressed as a decimal. Suppose you borrow 1601 dollars at an APR of 12% and repay the loan over a period of 3 years. And suppose interest is compounded continuously.A: Use functional notation to express your monthly payment.B: Calculate the value you found in part A.C: Use your answer to part B to answer this question: When the loan is paid off, how much of what you paid is interest?
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Find the equation of the line that has the given slope and passes through the given point.m = 2, (2, 2)
A. x = 2y + 2 B. x = 2y - 2 C. y = 2x + 2 D. y = 2x - 2
Evaluate the binomial coefficient.(66)
A. 0 B. 720 C. 2 D. 1
Express the number in terms of powers of the numbers in the expression.3 ? 5 ? 3 ? 5
A. 3 ? 5 B. 32 ? 52 C. 34 ? 54 D. 2(3) ? 2(5)