A2-inch toothpick casts a shadow that is exactly 3 inches long. a nearby lodgepole pine tree casts a shadow that is 147 feet long. how tall is the tree?
a. 98 feet tall
b. 73.5 feet tall
c. 61 feet tall
d. 220.5 feet tall

Dropping less than two inches per mile after emerging from the mountains, a river drains into the ocean. one day's discharge at its mouth, 5.6 trillion gallons, could supply all of country a's households for seven months. based on this statement, determine how much water an average household uses each month. assume that there are 100 million households in country a. country a uses approximately nothing gallons per household per month.

Alicia puts $400 in a bank account. each year the account earns 5% simple interest. how much money will be in her bank account in six months?

1. evaluate 8x(2)y9(-2) for x=-1 and y=2 2. simplify the equation. -() 3. simplify the expression. [tex]\frac{5}{x(-2) y9(5)}[/tex]