1. Ashley walks from her house to a bus stop that is 340 yards away. Complete the...
Question:
1. Ashley walks from her house to a bus stop that is 340 yards away.
Complete the following sentence.
a. As Ashley's distance from her house increases from 80 yards to 180 yards, her distance from________ the bus stop varies from yards to______ yards.
2. Naomi walks from her house to a bus stop that is 280 yards away.
a. Let the variable xx represents Naomi's varying distance from her house (in yards). As Naomi walks from her house to the bus stop, the value of xx varies from _____ to____.
b. How many values does the variable xx assume as Naomi walks from her house to the bus stop?
3. Randall and Ashton are 280 feet apart when they start walking toward one another. They both travel at the same speed so that whenever Randall travels some distance, Ashton travels the same amount of distance. Let xx represent the number of feet Randall has traveled since he started walking toward Ashton.
a. Write an expression in terms of x that represents the number of feet Randall has walked toward Ashton since they started walking.
b. Write an expression in terms of x that represents the number of feet Ashton has walked toward Randall since they started walking.
c. Write an expression in terms of x that represents the total number of feet Randall and Ashton have walked toward one another since they started walking.
d. Write an expression in terms of x that represents the distance (in feet) between Randall and Ashton.
4. 9-inch candle is lit and steadily burns until it is burned out.
a. As the burned length of the candle increases from 3 to 6.5 inches, the remaining length of the candle varies from____inches to _____ inches.
b. Suppose b represents the burned length of the candle in inches (or the number of inches that have burned from the candle since it was lit). Write an expression in terms of bb that represents the remaining length of the candle (in inches).
Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 978-0077861629
8th Edition
Authors: Stephen A. Ross, Randolph W. Westerfield, Bradford D.Jordan