What is the slope of the line passing through the points (–1, 3) and (4, –7)?
a. 2
b. 3/4
c. -4/3
d. -2

Which statement describes the term economics? a. it is the study of using limited resources to fulfill wants and needs. b. it is the study of how governments fulfill the wants and needs of nations. c. it is the study of how people spend their money to fulfill wants and needs.

The distance between two cities is 368 miles. if the scale on the map is 1/4 inch=23 miles, what is the distance between the cities on the map?

Acompany manufactures large valves, packed in boxes. a shipment consists of 1500 valves packed in 75 boxes. each box has the outer dimensions 1.2 x 0.8 x 1.6 m and the inner dimensions 1.19 x 0.79 x 1.59 m. the boxes are loaded on a vehicle (truck + trailer). the available capacity in the vehicle combination is 140 m3. each valve has a volume of 0.06 m3. - calculate the load factor on the box level (%). - calculate the load factor on the vehicle level (%). - calculate the overall load factor (%).