A health organization collects data on hospitals in a large metropolitan area. The scatterplot shows the relationship
between two variables the organization collected: the
number of beds each hospital has available and the
average number of days a patient stays in the hospital
(mean length of stay).
Which of these statements best describes the relationship between the variables shown in the scatterplot

A. plot the data for the functions f(x) and g(x) on a grid and connect the points. x -2 -1 0 1 2 f(x) 1/9 1/3 1 3 9 x -2 -1 0 1 2 g(x) -4 -2 0 2 4 b. which function could be described as exponential and which as linear? explain. c. if the functions continue with the same pattern, will the function values ever be equal? if so, give estimates for the value of x that will make the function values equals. if not, explain why the function values will never be equal.

In a test for esp (extrasensory perception), a subject is told that cards only the experimenter can see contain either a star, a circle, a wave, or a square. as the experimenter looks at each of 20 cards in turn, the subject names the shape on the card. a subject who is just guessing has probability 0.25 of guessing correctly on each card. a. the count of correct guesses in 20 cards has a binomial distribution. what are n and p? b. what is the mean number of correct guesses in 20 cards for subjects who are just guessing? c. what is the probability of exactly 5 correct guesses in 20 cards if a subject is just guessing?

Write a description of each inequality. 1. -5a + 3 > 1 2. 27 - 2b < -6 (this < has a _ under it) 3. 1/2 (c + 1) > 5 (this > has a _ under it)