Every day, there are 3 times more likes on an internet video of a cat which is modeled by the function c(n) = (3)n − 1, where n is the number of days since the video posted. on the first day, there were 143 likes. what is the function that shows the number of likes each day?
a. c(n) = (3)(143)^{n-1}
b. c(n) = 143^{n-1}
c. c(n) = (3)143 − n
d.143(3)^{n-1}

Questions 9-10. use the table of educational expenditures to answer the questions. k-12 education expenditures population indiana $9.97 billion 6.6 million illinois $28.54 billion 12.9 million kentucky $6.58 billion 4.4 million michigan $16.85 billion 9.9 million ohio $20.23 billion 11.6million 9. if the amount of k-12 education expenses in indiana were proportional to those in ohio, what would have been the expected value of k-12 expenditures in indiana? (give the answer in billions rounded to the nearest hundredth) 10. use the value of k-12 education expenditures in michigan as a proportion of the population in michigan to estimate what the value of k-12 education expenses would be in illinois. a) find the expected value of k-12 expenditures in illinois if illinois were proportional to michigan. (give the answer in billions rounded to the nearest hundredth) b) how does this compare to the actual value for k-12 expenditures in illinois? (lower, higher, same? )

Drag the tiles to the correct boxes to complete the pairs. using the properties of integer exponents, match each expression with the correct equivalent expression.

Macy spent $36 on jeans. this was $12 less than twice what she spent on a shirt. which equation to solve this, 12x=36 2x=36-12 2x-12=36 12-2x=36