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Waner & Costenoble - Finite Mathematics 8/e (Homework)

James Finch

Math - College, section 1, Fall 2019

Instructor: Dr. Friendly

Current Score : 6 / 41

Due : Sunday, January 27, 2030 00:00 EST

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    Finite Mathematics, 8th edition, by Stefan Waner and Steven Costenoble and published by Cengage Learning is full of relevant, diverse, and current real-world applications. A large number of the applications are based on real, referenced data from business, economics, the life sciences, and the social sciences. Thorough, clearly delineated spreadsheet and TI Graphing Calculator instruction appears throughout the book.

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  • Precalculus Review Questions target prerequisite algebra concepts that students need to know to master concepts taught in this course.

Convert the expression to positive exponent form. (Do not simplify the expression.)
 
7
8
y−6/7
787√x6​
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  • This exercise will address student readiness.
  • Precalculus Review Questions target prerequisite algebra concepts that students need to know to master concepts taught in this course.

Referring to the following figure, determine the coordinates of the indicated points as accurately as you can.
The x y-coordinate plane is given. There are 6 points plotted. Their labels and approximate locations are as follows.
  • P is 1 unit left of and 2 units below the origin.
  • Q is 3 units left of and 3 units above the origin.
  • R is 4 units above the origin.
  • S is 1 unit left of and 3 units below the origin.
  • T is 1.5 units right of and 4 units below the origin.
  • U is 1 unit right of and 0.5 units below the origin.
point P (x, y)
= 
−1, −2
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−3, 3
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0, 4
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−1, −3
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1.5, −4
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point U (x, y)
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1, −0.5
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The percentage
p(t)
 of children who can speak in sentences of five or more words by the age of t months can be approximated by the equation†
p(t) = 100
1 − 
5.23 ✕ 1017
t12
    (t ≥ 30).
(a)
Give a technology formula for p.
p(t) =
(b)
Graph p for
30 ≤ t ≤ 45 and 0 ≤ p ≤ 100.
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(c)
Create a table of values of p for t = 30, 31, …, 40 (rounding answers to one decimal place).
t 30 31 32 33 34
p(t)
t 35 36 37 38 39 40
p(t)
(d)
What percentage of children can speak in sentences of five or more words by the age of 40 months? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
%
(e)
By what age (in months) are 75% or more children speaking in sentences of five or more words? (Round your answer up to the next month.)
months
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Find the periodic payments PMT necessary to accumulate the given amount in an annuity account. (Assume end-of-period deposits and compounding at the same intervals as deposits. Round your answer to the nearest cent.)
$40,000 in a fund paying 3% per year, with monthly payments for 10 years
PMT = $

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Weather   Suppose that it snows in Greenland an average of once every 27 days, and when it does, glaciers have a 29% chance of growing. When it does not snow in Greenland, glaciers have only a 7% chance of growing. What is the probability that it is snowing in Greenland when glaciers are growing? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

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A test requires that you answer first Part A and then either Part B or Part C. Part A consists of 4 true-false questions, Part B consists of 4 multiple-choice questions with one correct answer out of five, and Part C consists of 5 multiple-choice questions with one correct answer out of six. How many different completed answer sheets are possible?

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Find the conditional probability of the given event when two fair dice (one red and one green) are rolled.
The red one is 1, given that the green one is 1.
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A manufacturer of lie detectors is testing its newest design. It asks 300 subjects to lie deliberately and another 900 to tell the truth. Of those who lied, the lie detector caught 200. Of those who told the truth, the lie detector accused 200 of lying. E is the event that the machine wrongly lets a liar go. Find the following values.
fr(E)
 = N =
What is the relative frequency of the machine wrongly letting a liar go? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
If E is now the event that the machine falsely accuses someone who is telling the truth, find the following values.
fr(E)
 = N =
What is the relative frequency of the machine falsely accusing someone who is telling the truth? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
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Population Age  The following chart shows the ages of 250 randomly selected residents of a country.
A graph has a horizontal axis labeled Age and a vertical axis labeled Frequency. The bar graph has 4 bars. Each bar is associated with a label and an approximate value as listed below.
  • 0–14: 70
  • 15–29: 62
  • 30–64: 107
  • 65–74: 11
Determine the (rounded) midpoints of the given measurement classes. (Round your answers to the nearest integer.)
Measurement Class Midpoint
0–14
15–29
30–64
65–74
Use the relative frequency distribution based on the (rounded) midpoints of the given measurement classes to obtain an estimate of the average age (in yr) of a resident in the country. (Round your answer to one decimal place).
yr
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