Answer:
hmm I'm pretty sure a is 3.2
752 second graders went to
see Hansel and Gretel on
Friday. 25% of the students
went to the bathroom during
the movie. How many kids
went to the bathroom?
Answer:
a) 1/2
b) 250
Step-by-step explanation:
The start of the question doesn't matter entirely, although is interesting to read. What we are trying to do is find the value for 
such that 
is maximized. Once we have that , we can easily find the answer to part b.
Finding the value that maximizes is the same as finding the value that maximizes 
, just on a smaller scale. So, we really want to maximize . To do this, we will do a trick called completing the square.
.
Because there is a negative sign in front of the big squared term, combined with the fact that a square is always positive, means we need to find the value of such that the inner part of the square term is equal to 
.
.
So, the answer to part a is 
.
We can then plug 
into the equation for p to find the answer to part b.
.
So, the answer to part b is 
.
And we're done!
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
A dependent variable in an expression is one whose value can be determined only when the value of other variable (i.e independent) is known.
A. The cost at the fitness center depends on the number of months (x).
The cost is the dependent variable, and number of months (x) is the independent variable.
f(x) = 100 + 40x
Example, the cost paid for 12 months can be determined as;
f(12) = 100 + 40(12)
= 100 + 480
= 580
Thus, $580 would be paid for 12 months at the fitness center.
B. The lettuce is sold at $1.69 per pound. The cost depends on the number of pounds of lettuce bought.
The cost is the dependent variable, while the number of pounds of lettuce (x) bought is the independent variable.
So that;
f(x) = 1.69x
The cost of 10 pounds of lettuce can be determined as;
f(x) = 1.69(10)
= 16.9
Thus, the cost of 10 lb of lettuce is $16.90.
