Solve the problem.Suppose that the amount of oil pumped from a well decreases at the continuous rate of  per year. When, to the nearest year, will the well's output fall to one-eighth of its present value?

A. 12 years
B. 17 years
C. 2 years
D. 26 years


Answer: B

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Solve the variation problem.The pressure of a gas varies jointly as the quantity of the gas (measured in moles) and the temperature and inversely as the volume of the gas. Suppose that the pressure of a particular gas is  (kPa) when the quantity is  the temperature is  and the volume is  Find the pressure of that gas when the number of moles is 9,

the temperature is  and the volume is 

A. 1170 kiloPascals
B. 2160 kiloPascals
C. 1125 kiloPascals
D. 2250 kiloPascals

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At one high school, the mean time for running the 100-yard dash is  with a standard deviation of 0.9 seconds. The times are very closely approximated by a normal curve. Find the percent of times that are:At least 14.3 seconds

A. 84% B. 50% C. 13.5% D. 16%

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A poorly-performing SBU in a firm using the unrelated-diversification multiproduct strategy is liable to be disciplined by being allocated fewer resources.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Solve the problem.Suppose that the x-intercepts of the graph of y = f(x) are 2 and 9. What are the x-intercepts of 

A. -4 and 3 B. 2 and 15 C. 12 and 54 D. 8 and 15

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