A rancher wishes to fence a rectangular area of 500 sq. ft. He wants to use only whole-number dimensions.What dimensions will require the least amount of fencing? [Remember the area of a rectangle is A l w and the perimeter is P = 2(l + w).]
What will be an ideal response?
25' by 20'
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A license plate consists of any five capital letters from the ordinary English alphabet (A through Z) except for the letters O, I, and Q.How many of the license plates have no repeated letters?
A. 23 × 5
B.
C.
D. 235
E. none of these
Express as a sum of logarithms.logx 8yz
A. logx 8 + logx y + logx z B. logx (8 + y + z) C. log8 y + log8 z D. (logx 8)(logx y)(logx z)
The following table shows the earnings for the Juarez family last year. Solve the problem.MonthEarningsMonthEarningsJan.$1400July$1300Feb.$1150Aug.$2450Mar.$2950Sept.$2500Apr.$2300Oct.$2000May$1650Nov.$2350June$2700Dec.$2400The family saved of their total income each month. How much savings did they have at the end of the year?
A. $1776 B. $1260 C. $1509 D. $1620
Write the compound inequality as an absolute value inequality. Do not simplify.6x ? -7 or 6x ? 7
A. ? 7
B. ? 7
C. ? -7 or
? 7
D. -7 ? ? 7