Applied-Algebra Premium Exam Questions

This question asks us to identify a correct conclusion from the graph.

The vertical axis represents:

" number of daily homework problems "

The horizontal axis represents:

" school days since the beginning of the term "

From the graph, the lowest point occurs at the far right, around:

" day " 22

The corresponding number of homework problems is approximately:

18

So the minimum number of daily homework problems is 18, and it occurs at day 22.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

▭ ( " D " )

The function is:

G(t)=1,600× 〖 1.31 〗 ^t

This is an exponential growth function because the base is greater than 1:

1.31 > 1

We need to find the population after 25 minutes, so substitute:

t=25

into the function:

G(25)=1,600× 〖 1.31 〗 ^25

Evaluate the exponent and multiply:

G(25)≈1,367,421.41

Since the population is a number of bacteria cells, round to the nearest whole number:

G(25)≈1,367,421

The graph shows a linear relationship between:

" Number of boards "

and

" Total cost "

The cost of each additional board is the rate of change, or slope, of the line.

From the graph, two labeled points are:

(0│27)

and

(10│177)

This means:

When 0 boards are ordered, the total cost is $27.

When 10 boards are ordered, the total cost is $177.

Now calculate the slope:

m=(177-27)/(10-0)

m=150/10

m=15

So each additional board costs:

$15

Therefore, the correct answer is:

▭ ( " B " )

The value r^2measures how well a regression model fits the data.

Here:

r^2=0.25

This is a low r^2value, meaning the model explains only about:

25%

of the variation in the data.

That indicates a weak fit. When a model has a weak fit, using it for extrapolation is not reliable because predictions outside the data range may be very inaccurate.

Since:

0.25 < 0.3

the best conclusion is that extrapolation is not appropriate because the regression model does not fit the data well enough.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

▭ ( " C " )