During contract negotiations, a company seeks to change the number of sick days employees may take, saying that the annual "average" is 7 days of absence per employee. the union negotiators counter that the "average" employee misses only 3 days of work each year. explain how both sides might be correct, identifying the measure of center you think each side is using and why the difference might exist.

The table below shows the approximate height of an object x seconds after the object was dropped. the function h(x)= -16x^2 +100 models the data in the table. for which value of x would this model make it the least sense to use? a. -2.75 b. 0.25 c. 1.75 d. 2.25

Ascientist has 50 grams of a radioactive element. the amount of radioactive element remaining after t days can be determined using the equation (1) after two days the scientist receives a second shipment of 50 grams of the same element. the equation used to represent the amount of shipment 2 remaining after t days is 10) - 50 which of the following is an equivalent form of the expression for the amount remaining in shipment 2? what’s the answer?

David and alton are training for a race. they spend 35 minutes stretching and then go on a 5 mile practice run. david runs at a pace of 7 min/mile. alton runs at a pace of 8 min/mile. write an equation for each runner that shows the total length of their workout. then solve each equation showing your work