Mary owns a small business. She spent $4,500 to get the business started. She has noticed that her monthly operating costs have been consistent. After five months, she has spent a total of $5,250 in start-up costs and monthly operating costs. In a linear model of this situation, which of the following statements applies? A. An additional month of business operation is associated with an additional $50 in costs. B. An additional month of business operation is associated with an additional $150 in costs. C. An additional month of business operation is associated with an additional $750 in costs. D. An additional month of business operation is associated with an additional $500 in costs.

High school seniors with strong academic records apply to the nation’s most selective colleges in greater numbers each year. because the number of slots remains relatively stable, some colleges reject more early applicants. suppose that for a recent admissions class, an ivy league college received 2851 applications for early admission. of this group, it admitted 1033 students early, rejected 854 outright, and deferred 964 to the regular admission pool for further consideration. in the past, this school has admitted 18% of the deferred early admission applicants during the regular admission process. counting the students admitted early and the students admitted during the regular admission process, the total class size was 2375. let e, r, and d represent the events that a student who applies for early admission is admitted early, rejected outright, or deferred to the regular admissions pool.suppose a student applies for early admission. what is the probability that the student will be admitted for early admission or be deferred and later admitted during the regular admission process?