Diego is thinking of two positive numbers. He says, 'If we triple the first number and double the second number, the sum is 34.' Diego then says, 'If we take half of the first number and double the second, the sum is 14.' Answer the questions in the table to model Diego's problem. Let `x` equal the first number and `y` equal the second number.

Marco is studying a type of mold that grows at a fast rate. he created the function f(x) = 345(1.30)x to model the number of mold spores per week. what does the 1.30 represent? how many mold spores are there after 4 weeks? round your answer to the nearest whole number. 1.30 represents the number of mold spores marco had at the beginning of the study; 985 mold spores 1.30 represents the number of mold spores grown in a given week; 448 mold spores 1.30 represents the 30% rate of weekly growth; 345 mold spores 1.30 represents the 30% rate of weekly growth; 985 mold spores

The host of a game show is holding a bag with chips to see what prizes the contestants will play for. five (5) of the chips say “new car” ten (10) of the chips say “new tv” three (3) of the chips say “trip to france” contestant named “patty” reaches into the bag. a. what is the probability of choosing a tv chip? b. what is the probability of choosing a car chip next without replacing the 1st chip? c. are these dependent or independent events?

The deepest part of the swimming pool is 12 feet deep. the shallowest part of the pool is 3 feet deep. what is the ratio of the deeply of the deepest part of the pool to depth of the shallowest part of a pool?