Given F(x)=ab^x +c. How would increasing the value of A change the graph

Sam makes his sales calls according to a pattern. he travels either north or south depending on the calendar. some of his past trips were as follows: on february 17, april 24, june 10, september 19, and november 3 he drove north. on february 28, may 25, august 22, november 20, and december 18, he drove south. describe sams' pattern. in which direction will sam drive on oct4 and oct 24?

For a field trip to the zoo, 4 students rode in cars and the rest filled nine busess. how many students were in each bus if 472 students were on the trip

Find the solution of each of the following.