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Question 1202177: A marble leaves a 1.96 m high refrigerator with an initial horizontal velocity of 1.5 m/s.
a. What is the time required for the marble to hit the ground?
b. What is the horizontal distance between the edge of the refrigerator and the point where the marble lands?
c. What is the velocity of the marble just before it strikes the ground?
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Question 1202257: In the lab, Justin has two solutions that contain alcohol and is mixing them with each other. He uses 3 times as much Solution A as Solution B. Solution A is 16% alcohol and Solution B is 11% alcohol. How many milliliters of Solution B does he use, if the resulting mixture has 177 milliliters of pure alcohol?
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Question 1202257: In the lab, Justin has two solutions that contain alcohol and is mixing them with each other. He uses 3 times as much Solution A as Solution B. Solution A is 16% alcohol and Solution B is 11% alcohol. How many milliliters of Solution B does he use, if the resulting mixture has 177 milliliters of pure alcohol?
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Question 1202258: Eric invested his savings in two investment funds. The amount he invested in Fund A was 7000 less than the amount he invested in Fund B. Fund A returned a 5% profit and Fund B returned a 2% profit. How much did he invest in Fund B, if the total profit from the two funds together was $910?
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Question 1202382: Graph the following system of linear inequalities.
{y≥0x≥02x+2y≥22x≥y
What are the corner points of the system?
Next, find a point that is in the feasible set of the system, but not on any of the boundary lines:
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Question 1202382: Graph the following system of linear inequalities.
{y≥0x≥02x+2y≥22x≥y
What are the corner points of the system?
Next, find a point that is in the feasible set of the system, but not on any of the boundary lines:
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Question 1202380: Consider the demand for tickets to see a specific hockey team play. The price of the ticket can be related to the quantity demanded (q) by the function: p=239−0.01q. When the arena is not close to full capacity the total cost can be expressed by the function: Cost=51q+5,000,000.
Find marginal revenue (MR) as a function of quantity demanded.
MR=
Let p∗ and q∗ be the price and quantity demanded where profit is maximized.
p∗=
q∗=
The hockey players union has negotiated a deal requiring the team owner to pay an extra $1,000,000 a year in salaries to the players. What should the new ticket price (p1) be to ensure that profit is maximized.
p1=
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Question 1202720: The manager of a store that specializes in selling tea decides to experiment with a new blend. She will mix some Earl Grey tea that sells for $5 per pound with some Orange Pekoe tea that sells for $2 per pound to get 300 pounds of the new blend. The selling price of the new blend is to be $2.50 per pound, and there is to be no difference in revenue from selling the new blend versus selling the other types. How many pounds of the Earl Grey tea and Orange Pekoe tea are required?
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Question 1202720: The manager of a store that specializes in selling tea decides to experiment with a new blend. She will mix some Earl Grey tea that sells for $5 per pound with some Orange Pekoe tea that sells for $2 per pound to get 300 pounds of the new blend. The selling price of the new blend is to be $2.50 per pound, and there is to be no difference in revenue from selling the new blend versus selling the other types. How many pounds of the Earl Grey tea and Orange Pekoe tea are required?
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Question 1202720: The manager of a store that specializes in selling tea decides to experiment with a new blend. She will mix some Earl Grey tea that sells for $5 per pound with some Orange Pekoe tea that sells for $2 per pound to get 300 pounds of the new blend. The selling price of the new blend is to be $2.50 per pound, and there is to be no difference in revenue from selling the new blend versus selling the other types. How many pounds of the Earl Grey tea and Orange Pekoe tea are required?
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Question 1203028: By volume, one alloy is 60, copper, 30, zinc, and 10, nickel. A second alloy has percents of 50,
30, and 20, respectively. A third alloy is 30, copper and 70, nickel. How much of each alloy is
needed to make 100 cm3 of a resulting alloy with percents of 40, 15, and 45, respectively?
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Question 1203028: By volume, one alloy is 60, copper, 30, zinc, and 10, nickel. A second alloy has percents of 50,
30, and 20, respectively. A third alloy is 30, copper and 70, nickel. How much of each alloy is
needed to make 100 cm3 of a resulting alloy with percents of 40, 15, and 45, respectively?
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Question 1203028: By volume, one alloy is 60, copper, 30, zinc, and 10, nickel. A second alloy has percents of 50,
30, and 20, respectively. A third alloy is 30, copper and 70, nickel. How much of each alloy is
needed to make 100 cm3 of a resulting alloy with percents of 40, 15, and 45, respectively?
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Question 1203448: A rock is thrown upward with a velocity of 14 meters per second from the top of a 35 meter high cliff, and it misses the cliff on the way back down. When will the rock be 3 meters from ground level? Round your answer to two decimal places.
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