If you would like to know how many dolls did Bob and Carol break today, you can calculate this using the following steps:
On average, they break: 12% of 175 = 12/100 * 175 = 21 dolls.
Today: 2/3 as many dolls as usual = 2/3 * 21 = 14 dolls
Result: Bob and Carol broke 14 dolls today.
The data is not linear. From (3, 1) to (7, 2), we add 4 to the x-value and add 1 to the y-value. This pattern continues for a little while, however, from (11, 3) to (18, 5), we add only 7 to the x-value even though we added 2 to the y-value. Given this information, we can determine that this is not linear data.
Answer:
43.16 mg
Step-by-step explanation:
After each hour, the amount remaining is 100% - 12% = 0.88 times the amount present at the beginning of the hour. Then after 8 hours, the amount remaining will be the initial amount multiplied by 0.88 eight times, or ...
(120 mg)·(0.88^8) ≈ 43.1561 mg ≈ 43.16 mg
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Of course, an exponent is used to signify repeated multiplication. You can actually do the multiplication if you like, but most scientific and graphing calculators handle exponentiation easily.
