Avending machine dispensing books of stamps accepts only one-dollar coins, $1 bills, and $5 bills. a) find a recurrence relation for the number of ways to deposit n dollars in the vending machine, where the order in which the coins and bills are deposited matters. b) what are the initial conditions? c) how many ways are there to deposit $10 for a book of stamps?

The blue whale is the largest animal living on the earth. the average blue whale measures 100 feet long (30 meters) and weighs 300,000 pounds (136,000 kilograms). a whale’s head is 1⁄3 of the length of its body. a new baby whale is 1⁄4 the length of a grown whale. the average man is 1⁄17 the length of a blue whale, and 1⁄1,818 its weight. a human baby measures 1⁄4 of the length of an adult. calculate the following information: how long is a whale’s head? how long is a new baby whale? how tall is the average man? how much does the average man weigh? how tall is the average human baby?

If the value of x increases by 5, how does the value of m(x + 3) change? a) it increases by 5m. b) it increases by 8m. c) it decreases by 5m. d) it decreases by 8m.

Which best describes the construction of a triangle if given the segment lengths of 2 cm, 3 cm, and 5 cm? a) unique triangle b) cannot be determined c) triangle not possible d) more than one triangle