After a player earns 5,000 points, a video game deducts 500 points from the score each time a "whammy" pops up during play. suppose a player first earns the required 5,000 points. from that point in the game, which integer represents each whammy's effect on the player's score ?
a) −5,000 points
b) −500 points
c) 500 points
d) 1,000 points

Airline passengers arrive randomly and independently at the passenger-screening facility at a major international airport. the mean arrival rate is 10 passengers per minutes. compute the following probabilities. p(x = 4) p(x > 11)

How many different triangles can be constructed with the angle measurements of 134° 10° and 36° ?

Dexter read 11 science fiction books and 5 history books. lena read 9 science fiction books and 4 history books. compare the students’ ratios of science fiction books to history books. 1. determine the ratios’ form:    science fiction books to history books 2. write the ratios as fractions:    dexter: 115; lena: 94 3. rewrite with a common denominator. 4. compare. 5. answer the question. determine which shows the correct comparison of the ratios for this problem.