Steven investigates the amount of damage to the head gaskets on the trucks in his fleet and finds that the damage index depends on the ambient temperature. he develops the equation y = -2/3x + 14 to model the relationship. if the temperature increases 1 degree, what happens to the damage index for the head gasket?
a) it decreases by 14 points.
b) it decreases by 21 points.
c) it decreases by 0.047 points.
d) it decreases by 2/3 of a point.

Weekly wages at a certain factory are normally distributed with a mean of $400 and a standard deviation of $50. find the probability that a worker selected at random makes between $450 and $500

Create a graph for the demand for starfish using the following data table: quantity/price of starfish quantity (x axis) of starfish in dozens price (y axis) of starfish per dozen 0 8 2 6 3 5 5 2 7 1 9 0 is the relationship between the price of starfish and the quantity demanded inverse or direct? why? how many dozens of starfish are demanded at a price of five? calculate the slope of the line between the prices of 6 (quantity of 2) and 1 (quantity of 7) per dozen. describe the line when there is a direct relationship between price and quantity.

Acaterpillar eats 1400\%1400% of its birth mass in one day. the caterpillar's birth mass is mm grams. which of the following expressions could represent the amount, in grams, the caterpillar eats in one day? \