Margaret packs colored cubes into shipping boxes. She has a function b(x)=x+2 that gives the edge length of the box, in centimeters, given the edge length x of the cube. What is the volume, in cubic centimeters, of a shipping box for a colored puzzle cube with an edge length x of 8 centimeters, where V=x3?

a. 216
b. 512
c. 640
d. 1000

The minimum wage in washington has been increasing over the last ten years. years 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 washington state minimum wage $6.50 $6.72 $6.90 $7.01 $7.16 $7.35 $7.63 $7.93 $8.07 $8.55 $8.55 a) find the linear regression equation for the minimum wage in washington using this data ( x  0 in 2000). round to the thousandths. b) what is the slope? specifically, what does the slope represent in the real world context? c) what is the y-intercept? specifically, what does the y-intercept represent in the real world context? d) write your equation as a function of x. e) if you do not earn a college degree and you are earning minimum wage in 2020, what do you predict you will be earning per hour with the linear regression equation? f) if the trend continues, when will the minimum wage be $15 an hour? 3. why are your answers to #1d and #2a above different? which do you think is more accurate (#1 or #2) and why

33% of college students say they use credit cards because of the rewards program. you randomly select 10 college students and ask each to name the reason he or she uses credit cards. find the probability that the number of college students who say they use credit cards because of the rewards program is (a) exactly two, (b) more than two, and (c) between two and five inclusive. if convenient, use technology to find the probabilities.

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.