Help. You are one of five people who have been hired to mow the lawn at the local college. Each week, the dimensions of the plot you are responsible to mow

changes. The college conducts a lottery, and whichever number is drawn,

represents the x value. Your plot has a length which is four more than five

times x and the width is two less than three times x.

a.) What are the dimensions of your mowing plot? (2 points)

Length:

Width:

b.) What is the area of your plot (area = length x width)? (2 points)

Area:

c.) If x = 12 meters, how many square meters is your plot? (2 points)

Area:

2.) Factor by grouping: (6 points)

2^2 − 3 − 35

What is the value of the digit 1 in the number 13?

Quick! a survey of 57 customers was taken at a bookstore regarding the types of books purchased. the survey found that 33 customers purchased mysteries, 25 purchased science fiction, 18 purchased romance novels, 12 purchased mysteries and science fiction, 9 purchased mysteries and romance novels, 6 purchased science fiction and romance novels, and 2 purchased all three types of books. a) how many of the customers surveyed purchased only mysteries? b) how many purchased mysteries and science fiction, but not romance novels? c) how many purchased mysteries or science fiction? d) how many purchased mysteries or science fiction, but not romance novels? e) how many purchased exactly two types of books?

Identify the function that contains the data in the following table: x     -2         0         2         3         5     f(x)     5         3         1         2         4     possible answers: f(x) = |x| + 1 f(x) = |x - 2| f(x) = |x - 2| - 1 f(x) = |x - 2| + 1