Provide an appropriate response.Can you set up a proportion to solve this problem? Alice is 11 years old. Her hair is 8 inches long. How long will her hair be when she is 21 years old?
What will be an ideal response?
You cannot solve this problem using a proportion because the ratio of age to hair length is not constant. She could cut or trim her hair.
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Solve the problem.At a store, Sam bought 4 batteries, 10 60-watt light bulbs, 44 100-watt light bulbs, 11 picture-hanging kits, and a hammer. Jennifer bought 10 batteries, 5 100-watt light bulbs, and a package of tacks. Write the information as a 2 x 6 matrix.
A. 
B. 
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Perform the exponentiation. 85
A. 262,144 B. 390,625 C. 40 D. 32,768
Indicate whether the ordered pair is or is not a solution to the given system.
(2, 5)
A. Solution B. Not a solution
Solve the inequality.A salesperson has two job offers. Company A offers a weekly salary of $250 plus commission of 10% of sales. Company B offers a weekly salary of $500 plus commission of 5% of sales. For what amount of sales is Company A's offer the better of the two?
A. Sales greater than $5000 B. Sales less than $5000 C. Sales less than $2500 D. Sales greater than $5100