Rosa throws a ball. The equation d = −t^2 + 4t + 5 represents the path taken by Rosa's ball where d is the height of the ball (in feet) after t seconds. How long was the ball in the air? A. 1 second
B. 4 seconds
C. 5 seconds
D. 9 seconds

Michelle and julie work at a catering company. they need to bake 264 cookies for a birthday party that starts in a little over an hour and a half. each tube of cookie dough claims to make 36 cookies, but michelle eats about 1/5 of every tube and julie makes cookies that are 1.5 times as large as the recommended cookie size. it takes about 8 minutes to bake a container of cookies, but since julie's cookies are larger, they take 12 minutes to bake. a. how many tubes should each girl plan to bake? how long does each girl use the oven? b. explain your solution process what did you make? c. what assumptions did you make?

Amanda went into the grocery business starting with five stores. after one year, she opened two more stores. after two years, she opened two more stores than the previous year. if amanda expands her grocery business following the same pattern, which of the following graphs represents the number of stores she will own over time?

Use sigma notation to represent the following series for 9 terms.