5: practice problems Costs of homes can be very different in different parts of the United States.
price
square foot
A 450-square-foot apartment in New York City costs $540,000.
What is the price per square foot? Explain or show your
reasoning.
450
$540,000
price per
square foot
price
square foot
2,100
$110
A 2.100-square-foot home in Cheyenne, Wyoming, costs $110
per square foot. How much does this home cost? Explain or
show your reasoning.
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The average hourly earnings for a construction worker is projected to be $24.50 in 2012. jason wants to join the construction work force after he graduates in 2012. his friend tells him that average hourly earnings for construction workers will rise by 2% from 2009 to 2012. based on the data below, assuming that the projected hourly earnings are correct, is jason’s friend’s statement accurate? construction industry - average hourly earnings, 2000-2009 a. his friend’s statement is accurate. the average hourly earnings will increase by 2%. b. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the percent increase will be more than 2% c. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the percent increase will be less than 2% d. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the average hourly earnings will decrease

Asequence has its first term equal to 4, and each term of the sequence is obtained by adding 2 to the previous term. if f(n) represents the nth term of the sequence, which of the following recursive functions best defines this sequence? (1 point) f(1) = 2 and f(n) = f(n − 1) + 4; n > 1 f(1) = 4 and f(n) = f(n − 1) + 2n; n > 1 f(1) = 2 and f(n) = f(n − 1) + 4n; n > 1 f(1) = 4 and f(n) = f(n − 1) + 2; n > 1 i will award !

Type the correct answer in each box. use numerals instead of words. the average number of subscribers to an online magazine each year from 2010 to 2015 is given in the table below. the average number of subscribers to the online magazine in 2010 was the percent increase in the average number of subscribers in 2011 to the average number of subscribers in 2012 was %. the maximum average number of subscribers to the online magazine in the years shown was