suppose you were made two offers by two people, a and b:

a’s offer: you make a statement (of your choice).

if the statement is true, i will pay you exactly $10. if the statement is false, i will not pay you exactly $10, but will pay you either more or less (something from $0 to very large, but not exactly $10).

b’s offer: you make a statement (of your choice).

regardless of whether the statement is true or false, i will pay you more than $10. which of the two offers should you choose (and why)? assume that both a and b are savvy, but fair business people, so they will keep to the contract, but pay you as little as possible.

There were 816 people at a concert when a band started to play. after each song, only half the people stayed to hear the next song. how many people were left at the concert after x songs? write a function to represent this scenario.

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?

Which exponential function has an initial value of 2? f(x) = 2(3x) f(x) = 3(2x)