Durco manufacturing claims that its alkaline batteries last at least 40 hours on average in a certain type of portable cd player. but tests on a random sample of 18 batteries from a day's large production run showed a mean battery life of 37.8 hours with a standard deviation of 5.4 hours. to test dullco's hypothesis, the test statistic is
multiple choice
a. −1.980
b. −2.101
c. −1.960
d. −1.728

Segment xy is dilated through point m with a scale factor of 2. which segment shows the correct result of the dilation

Luke started a weight-loss program. the first week, he lost x pounds. the second week, he lost pounds less than times the pounds he lost the first week. the third week, he lost 1 pound more than of the pounds he lost the first week. liam started a weight-loss program when luke did. the first week, he lost 1 pound less than times the pounds luke lost the first week. the second week, he lost 4 pounds less than times the pounds luke lost the first week. the third week, he lost pound more than times the pounds luke lost the first week.

At the beginning of year 1, carlos invests $600 at an annual compound interest rate of 4%. he makes no deposits to or withdrawals from the account. which explicit formula can be used to find the account's balance at the beginning of year 5? what is, the balance?