Solve the problem.A ladder is slipping down a vertical wall. If the ladder is 17 ft long and the top of it is slipping at the constant rate of 5 ft/s, how fast is the bottom of the ladder moving along the ground when the bottom is 
from the wall?
A. 9.4 ft/s
B. 0.63 ft/s
C. 1.9 ft/s
D. 10.6 ft/s
Answer: A
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Solve.Suppose that you own a home which is valued at $171,000. You must move to a different city. Use the formula below to find out how much it would cost to buy a similar (replacement) home in the city that you will move to. Assume that the index of your city is 196 and that the index of the new city is 125. Round your answer to the nearest dollar. Cost of Your Home in New City = (Value of Your Home) ÷ (Index of Your City) × (Index of New City)
A. $260,528 B. $114,556 C. $109,056 D. $268,128
Simplify the expression by using the order of operations.8 ? 9 - 6 ? 8
A. 24 B. 192 C. 3456 D. 528
Use the power rules for exponents to simplify. Write the answer in exponential form.8
3
A. 8r3t B. 83r3t3 C. 8r3t3 D. 8rt3
Refer to the following recipe to first estimate the answer and then use multiplication or division to find the exact answer. Simplify. Old Grandma's Fork Cookies 1
cups brown sugar 1
cups white sugar 1
cups shortening 1 pinch salt 3 eggs 2
tsp soda 2
/> tsp cream of tartar 1
tsp vanillaCream sugars and shortening. Beat in remaining ingredients. Add flour to stiffen like regular cookie dough. Roll into balls, then flatten with a fork. Cook until brown.If the recipe is tripled, how much soda will be needed?
A. Estimate: 9 tsp
Exact: 7
tsp
B. Estimate: 9 tbsp
Exact: 7
tbsp
C. Estimate: 6 tsp
Exact: 6
tsp
D. Estimate: 7
tsp
Exact: 9 tsp