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Answer:
4² = 16
Step-by-step explanation:
The applicable rule of exponents is ...
1/a^-b = a^b
So, ...

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<em>Additional comment</em>
If you were to evaluate this using the Order of Operations, you would evaluate the exponent first:
1/4^-2 = 1/(1/16)
Then, you would do the division.
1/(1/16) = 16
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We sometimes find it convenient to manipulate exponential terms to the form with the smallest positive exponents before we begin the evaluation.
A. I would suggest including <em>all</em> units in your answer. Both answers are correct but the unit is also important.
average rate of change:
($750 - $350) / (2014 - 2010) = $400 / (4 years) = $100 per year
initial value:
$350
B. Take 2010 to be year 0. Then for year <em>x</em> = 0, the fee is <em>y</em> = $350.
If the fee increases at a rate of $100 per year, this means that when <em>x</em> = 1, <em>y</em> = $350 + $100 = $450. So the graph of the function that models the dog-walking fee is a line that passes through the points (0, 350) and (1, 450), adn the slope of this line is
(450 - 350) / (1 - 0) = 100/1 = 100
which is the same as the average rate of change.
Using the point-slope formula for a line, the equation you want is then
<em>y</em> - 350 = 100 (<em>x</em> - 0)
<em>y</em> - 350 = 100<em>x</em>
<em>y</em> = 100<em>x</em> + 350
Answer:
Yes, the sample has a bias
Step-by-step explanation:
Bias is the term used in statistics to describe a systematic distortion in the samples obtained for the parameter being estimated. It is evident by obtaining values higher or lower than that of the average population for the parameter being measured. As such the data is a misrepresentation of the population and cannot be trusted to give a good indices of things.
This sample has a bias because the concerned citizen opted to use a <em>convenience sampling</em> instead of using <em>random sampling</em>. In <em>random sampling</em>, every individual has an equal chance of being chosen which is unlike the <em>convenience sampling</em> when only a specific group of individuals can be chosen. In this case, the bias was introduced when the citizen went to stand outside the courthouse with his petition, the citizen should have taken samples across diverse geographical locations and professional institutions. The implication of this sampling is that a significant percentage of the population has been sidelined (considering they would not be in or around the courthouse) from the sampling and the sampling has been restricted to only those who have business around the courthouse. The result is that whatever samples he/she obtains will not be an accurate representation of the parameter being measure from the population.
<u>As such, the sampling technique is biased </u>
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
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Answer:
A, C, and D all do because if you were to hold a pencil up vertically, the line would only intersect it once, if it intersected more, it is not a function
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