1. rewrite the expression. use an exponent, rather than repeated multiplication. (–4)(–4)

One-third of the people from country a claim that they are from country b, and the rest admit they are from country a. one-fourth of the people from country claim that they are from country a, and the rest admit they are from country b. in a combined census of the two countries, one-half of the total claimed to be from a. what is the ratio of the populations of country a to that of country b.

In triangle abc segment de is parallel to the side ac . (the endpoints of segment de lie on the sides ab and bc respectively). find de, if ac=20cm, ab=17cm, and bd=11.9cm;

The price of a visit to the dentist is calculated according to the formula 50+100n50+100n where nn is the number of cavities the dentist finds. on your last visit to the dentist, 22 cavities were found. what was the cost of your visit?