You began membership in a new health and fitness club which has access to a dietician and personal trainer. They help you develop a special eight-week diet and exercise program. The data in the following table represents your weight, w, as a function of time, t, over an eight-week period. Time (weeks)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Weight (lb)
150
144
143
141
140
137
137
132
129

Your weight decreases during each of the first five weeks of the program. Determine the actual change in weight over the first five weeks of the program by subtracting your initial weight from your weight at the end of the first five weeks. What is the sign of your answer? What is the significance of this sign?
a.
137-150 = -13 lb; A change in weight is negative because the weight decreases.
b.
137-150 = 13 lb; A change in weight is positive because the weight decreases.
c.
150-137 = -13 lb; A change in weight is negative because the weight increases.
d.
150-137 = 13 lb; A change in weight is positive because the weight increases.

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During the industrial revolution, many governmentsadopted an economic system called capitalism. in thissystem, governments allowed businesses to operate asfreely as possible, capitalism led to economic growth inmany countries and a small number of peoplebecome very wealthy. however the system could be harshfor poor workers, who often worked long hours in unsafeconditions just to make enough money to eat. as a result,some workers turned against capitalism and demandedthat their governments take more control over theireconomies.which statement best describes the passages main idea? a. capitalism was beneficial for some people during the industrialrevolution, but others opposed the system.b. capitalism was mostly a cause of problems during the industrialrevolution, which led to its eventual collapse.c. capitalism became the favored economic system for manycountries during the industrial revolution.d. capitalism was to countries during the industrialrevolution, but became a problem after the revolution ended.edit: correct answer is a