Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
This is permutation, since order matters. The formula for us is
₁₈P₅ =
which simplifies to
₁₈P₅ = 
The factorial of 13 cancels out on the top and bottom leaving you with
₁₈P₅ = 18 × 17 × 16 × 15 × 14
which comes to 1,028,160 ways
Another way to look at it is: the first 5 people of 18 finish and the others you don't care about. Once the first place person is first, there are only 4 of the 18 left to finish in second place. Then there are only 3 left to finish in third place, etc. So if we use that reasoning, we don't even need to use the formula, we can just say
18 * 17 * 16 * 15 * 14 and those are the first 5 people of 18 to finish.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Proper scientific notation means that there is only 1 number to the left of a decimal and everything else to the right of it. Also, because the number is initially less than 1, the exponent will be a negative one. We have to move the decimal 4 places to the right in order to get the 6 to the left of it, so in correct scientific notation format, we have

Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Finding an equation of a tangent line to that function requires that we find the derivative of the function at that point. Since this is an absolute value function with its cusp at (2, 5), the function is not differentiable here.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
She makes $325 a week, so go to the 8th row, for weekly income of $300 to $400. She claims 2 exemptions, so go to the third column labeled 2. The value is 2. That means the $2 is withheld from her paycheck on top of the 6.25% for FICA. The total is therefore:
$2 + (0.0625) ($325)
$22.3125
Rounded to the nearest cent, that's $22.31.