Provide an appropriate response.Explain the distinction between ratio and proportion. Give examples.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary. A ratio is a comparison, whereas a proportion is a statement that two ratios are equal. For example,  is a ratio and  =  is a proportion.

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Provide an appropriate response.If $100 is invested at a rate of 5% compounded continuously, the amount in the account is given by:  If the same principal is invested at an account earning 5% compounded semiannually, the amount is given by:  Consider the difference in these two investments by graphing both functions on your graphing calculator and looking at the years 5 through 7. (Use the window ×

src="https://sciemce.com/media/4/ppg__tttt0616191153__f1q122g4.jpg" alt="" style="vertical-align: -4.0px;" />.) What do you notice about the two graphs? What will be an ideal response?

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Add the real numbers. Write any improper fraction as a whole or mixed number where appropriate.14.957 + (-16.31)

A. -1.353 B. -31.267 C. -1.453 D. -32.267

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Divide. Write the answer in simplest form.5 ÷ 

A. 28
B. 26
C. 27
D. 29

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Write the decimal in numbers.Eight and seventeen hundredths

A. 8.17 B. 8.017 C. 8.0017 D. 817

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