The Ransin Sports Company has noted that the size of individual customer orders is normally distributed with a mean of $112 and a standard deviation of $9. Which of the following is the answer for the probability that the next individual who buys a product will make a purchase of more than $116?
A) 48%
B) 33%
C) 42%
D) 71%
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As Moises took a picture, he adjusted the focus on his camera so the trees in the distance were very clear. He likened this process to the ___________ of the eye, which also brings things into focus.
▸ lens
▸ fovea
▸ retina
▸ cornea
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Safa's gross pay last month was $3300.00. Her base salary is $3000 per month, plus a commission of 2% on sales over $60,000. What were Safa's sales for last month?
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Elite Sports sells Kevlar-graphite shaft hockey sticks for $147 each. Elite's wholesale cost is $98. For the Spring Clearance Sale, the prices are marked down by 20%. If overhead expenses are 15% of the regular selling price, what is the unit operating profit at the sale price?
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Mr. Gomez teaches in a low-income school. He poses many questions to students in his Biology classroom. He allows students time to process these questions and think through their answers. When students answer incorrectly, Mr. Gomez guides students to the correct answer. Mr. Gomez would be considered a teacher with ________.
▸ culturally responsive expectations
▸ high qualifications in Biology
▸ low expectations
▸ high expectations
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What's one useful strategy for planning?
A. Use time management techniques (calendars, lists) to focus on what's most important right now.
B. State goals as generally as possible
C. Work backward from the future to the present
D. Don't act until your plan is complete
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The current exchange rates show that US$1.00 = €0.7643. If you have $600 US dollars, what is the equivalent amount in euros?
▸ €458.58
▸ €785.03
▸ €746.83
▸ €750
▸ €600
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How many moles of AgCl are contained in 244 mL of 0.135 m AgCl solution? The density of the solution is 1.22 g/mL.
A) 4.31 x 10-2 mol AgCl
B) 4.02 x 10-2 mol AgCl
C) 3.29 x 10-2 mol AgCl
D) 2.32 x 10-2 mol AgCl
E) 1.85 x 10-2 mol AgCl
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It is not uncommon for business professors to make a statement such as the following: "While economists are happy in their never-never land of economic theory, we business professors seriously study facts of the real world." According to your textbook, the statement is
A) generally true.
B) misleading; even business professors rely upon theories to discriminate among and make sense out of the facts they choose to study.
C) confused, because in actuality it is the business professors who are trapped in the never-never land of theory, while the economists seriously study real-world facts without using theories.
D) false, because economics and business are one and the same discipline.
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The probability that Pete will catch fish when he goes fishing is .8 . Pete is going to fish 3 days next week. Define the random variable x to be the number of days Pete catches fish. The expected number of days Pete will catch fish is
a. .6
b. .8
c. 2.4
d. 3
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