Answer:
D.
Step-by-step explanation:
Statistics has a lot of usage in business. 
Using statistics as well as statistical tools helps in the provision of data to be used for business analysis. With available data we can get patterns in a a large database. Statistics can be used for auditing, as in question option b. For option c, statistics can be used for making business forecasts after the careful observation of trends and patterns that are in the data.
Option d does not make use of statistics. It has nothing to do with statistics neither does it have a computational feature.
Therefore, d.) questioning the executive's strategic decision is the answer to this question
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
x = 12
Step-by-step explanation:
__9x__      =     __108___
    9                          9
x = 12
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Exponential Growth
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The natural growth of some magnitudes can be modeled by the equation:

Where P is the actual amount of the magnitude, Po is its initial amount, r is the growth rate and t is the time.
The initial number of bacteria is Po=40 and it doubles (P=2Po) at t=20 min. With that point we can find the value of r:

Simplifying:

Solving for 1+r:
![1+r=\sqrt[20]{2}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=1%2Br%3D%5Csqrt%5B20%5D%7B2%7D)

The exponential function that models the situation is:

 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
The area of the polygon is 42 .
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Step-by-step explanation:
A polygon is a shape that has three or more sides. They are named with respect to the number of their sides. Example, an octagon has 8 sides, hexagon has 6 sides etc.
From the given figure, the area of the shaded polygon can be calculated by;
Area of polygon = Area of square - Sum of areas given
Sum of areas given = 24 + 30 + 48
                                 = 102
The four sides of the figure are equal, thus it is a square. The length of each side is 12 cm, so that:
Area of square = length × width
                         = 12 × 12
                        = 144
Area of polygon = 144 - 102
                            = 42
The area of the polygon is 42 .
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