Solve the problem.The owners of a candy store want to sell, for $6 per pound, a mixture of chocolate-covered raisins, which usually sells for $3 per pound, and chocolate-covered macadamia nuts, which usually sells for $8 per pound. They have a
barrel of the raisins. How many pounds of the nuts should they mix with the barrel of raisins so that they hit their target value of $6 per pound for the mixture?
A. 91 lb
B. 98 lb
C. 105 lb
D. 112 lb
Answer: C
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Use the graph of the function f(x) to locate the local extrema and identify the intervals where the function is concave up and concave down.
A. Local minimum at x = 1; local maximum at x = -1; concave up on (0, ?); concave down on (-?, 0) B. Local minimum at x = 1; local maximum at x = -1; concave down on (-?, ?) C. Local minimum at x = 1; local maximum at x = -1; concave down on (0, ?); concave up on (-?, 0) D. Local minimum at x = 1; local maximum at x = -1; concave up on (-?, ?)
Simplify the algebraic expression.-4(2x - 9) - 4x + 6
A. -12x - 30 B. 4x + 42 C. 12x + 42 D. -12x + 42
Solve the problem.When the temperature stays the same, the volume of a gas is inversely proportional to the pressure of the gas. If a balloon is filled with 147 cubic inches of a gas at a pressure of 14 pounds per square inch, find the new pressure of the gas if the volume is decreased to 21 cubic inches.
A. psi
B. 84 psi
C. 91 psi
D. 98 psi
Graph the equation as a solid line. Graph the inverse relation as a dashed line on the same axes by reflecting across the line y = x.y = x2 + 1
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