4. a bike rental company rented out 8 bikes in its first month. the company increased the number of bikes it rented each month by 2%. what was the approximate total number of bikes the company will rent out for the first 9 months?

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Atorch and a battery cost 2.50 altogether. the torch costs 1.50 more than the battery. what fraction of the total price is the torch? give your answer in its simplest form.

The party planning committee has to determine the number of tables needed for an upcoming event. if a square table can fit 8 people and a round table can fit 6 people, the equation 150 = 8x + 6y represents the number of each type of table needed for 150 people.

Identify the function that contains the data in the following table: x     -2         0         2         3         5     f(x)     5         3         1         2         4     possible answers: f(x) = |x| + 1 f(x) = |x - 2| f(x) = |x - 2| - 1 f(x) = |x - 2| + 1