Provide an appropriate response.Ben drove his car 506 kilometers in 7 hours while he was on vacation in Italy. He was trying to estimate how far he could drive in 5 hours the next day so he set up the following proportion: 
Explain why this proportion will not give him the correct answer.
What will be an ideal response?
The proportion is wrong. It should be 
= 
.
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Find the limit.
A. - 
B. Does not exist
C. - 
D. 0
A small country consists of four states. The population of State A is 67,200, the population of State B is 78,300, the population of State C is 73,800, and the population of State D is 80,700. The total number of seats in the legislature is 100.Under Adams's method the apportionments to each state are
A. State A: 22 seats; State B: 26 seats; State C: 24 seats; State D: 26 seats. B. State A: 23 seats; State B: 26 seats; State C: 24 seats; State D: 27 seats. C. State A: 22 seats; State B: 26 seats; State C: 25 seats; State D: 27 seats. D. State A: 22 seats; State B: 26 seats; State C: 24 seats; State D: 28 seats. E. none of these
Determine whether the graphs of the equations are parallel lines, perpendicular lines, or neither. 3x - 8y = -15 64x + 12y = -15
A. Perpendicular B. Neither C. Parallel
Use a graphing calculator to solve the nonlinear system. Give x- and y-coordinates to the nearest hundredth.y = log(x + 8)y = x2
A. {(-1.38, -1.89), (1.50, -2.25)} B. {(-0.92, 0.85), (0.98, 0.95)} C. {(-0.92, -0.85), (0.98, -0.95)} D. {(-1.38, 1.89), (1.50, 2.25)}