How would the following functions transform based on the parent function f(x)=|x|?

Issof claims that the scale factor is 1/2. which statement about his claim is correct

Barbara deposited $300 in the bank. if the bank pays her simple interest at the rate of 4 percent per year, how much money will she have in her account at the end of 9 months?

Abakery recorded the number of muffins and bagels it sold for a seven day period. for the data presented, what does the value of 51 summarize? a) mean of bagels b) mean of muffins c) range of bagels d) range of muffins sample # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 muffins 61 20 32 58 62 61 56 bagels 34 45 43 42 46 72 75