Mathematics

Pick an investment that interests you and identify at least 3 ways math is important when evaluating the costs and potential returns of that investment. Explain why math is important in each case and illustrate your point by using math in some examples.

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Saving and Investing Pick an investment that interests you and identify at least 3 ways math is important when evaluating the costs and potential returns of that investment. Explain why math is important in each case and illustrate your point by using math in some examples.

Pick a home improvement project that interests you and identify at least 3 ways math is important when calculating the materials, labor, and budget needed for that project. Explain why math is important in each case and illustrate your point by using math in some examples.

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Home Improvement Pick a home improvement project that interests you and identify at least 3 ways math is important when calculating the materials, labor, and budget needed for that project. Explain why math is important in each case and illustrate your point by using math in some examples.

Share a detailed example in which you need to use the Basic Counting Rule, permutations, or combinations to find the different ways to arrange or select different objects or people.

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Combinatorics As we learned in this module, counting goes well beyond learning how to count numbers in the first years of elementary school. In fact, combinatorics is a field of mathematics dedicated solely to the science of counting. Determining the number of arrangements or ways to select a small number of items is a relatively … Read more

Write a 1-2 page, single spaced paper analyzing a piece of media using the guidelines below.

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Statistics. Interpret and validate statistics presented to the general population via the media. Find an example of statistics in the media. This could be a newspaper article, magazine article, a segment from a news broadcast or a digital news article. Below are some guidelines/questions you may use to structure your paper. Total length should be … Read more

Assume Acme can produce any number of gumballs they want using this technology. Explain why the cost function in this case would be TC = q(2v + w), where q is output of gumballs per hour, measured in thousands of gumballs.

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SCENARIO Suppose that the Acme Gumball Company has a fixed proportions production function that requires it to use two gumball presses and one worker to produce 1000 gumballs per hour. a. Explain why the cost per hour of producing 1000 gumballs is 2v + w (where v is the hourly rent for gumball presses and … Read more

Housing Cost : Create a scenario named Ideal Costs, using Base price per square foot and Lot fees. Enter these values for the scenario: 80, 102,675. 3.

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  Housing Cost 1.Create a scenario named Ideal Costs, using Base price per square foot and Lot fees. Enter these values for the scenario: 80, 102,675. 3 2. Create a scenario named Increased Costs, using Base price per square foot and Lot fee . Enter these values for the scenario: 100, 110,000. 3 3.Create a … Read more

Create a formula in cell H5 to calculate the taxable pay. Multiply the number of dependents by the deduction per dependent (B24) and subtract that from the gross pay. With two dependents, Abram’s taxable pay is $417.40.

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Metropolitan_Zoo_Gift_Shop_Weekly_Payroll As manager of the gift shop at the Metropolitan Zoo, you are responsible for managing the weekly payroll. Your assistant developed a partial worksheet, but you need to enter the formulas to calculate the regular pay, overtime pay, gross pay, taxable pay, withholding tax, FICA, and net pay. In addition, you want to include … Read more

Collect data from several fast food chains on the number of fat calories and grams of saturated fat in menu items. Record at least 12 ordered pairs of. Organize your data in a table.Make a scatter plot of the data on graph paper.

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Data Analysis I. Collect data from several fast food chains on the number of fat calories and grams of saturated fat in menu items. Record at least 12 ordered pairs of. Organize your data in a table. II. Make a scatter plot of the data on graph paper. Be sure to label the axes and … Read more