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9'. You are having a party to celebrate after nishing your AFDA exam. The options for beverages are Soda, Water and Juice. Options for snack are Pretzels, Chips, or Popcorn. Options for dessert are Ice Cream, Cupcakes, Pie and Cake. If you have only one beverage, one snack, and one dessert, how many different meals are possible? a. 36 b. 20 c. 10 d. 12 10. How many different ways can you arrange the letters in the word SQUARE? a. 720 b. 36 c. 46656 d. 66 11. The Interact Club contains 14 members. In how many ways can a committee of 5 be chosen? [5 this situation a permutation or a combination? a. 240240; Permutation b. 2002; Combination c. 70; Combination d. 537824; Permutation 12. Find the slope of the following equation: 2x + 6y = 12? 13. Write the equation of the line that has a slope of 0 and goes through the point (4, -9). a. y=x1 b.y=9 c. x=4 d.y=%x+3 14. You decide to hire a consultant this year to help you prepare your taxes. She charges $100.00 at fee for her services plus 4% of your tax retnd. Which equation appropriately relates her total fee, f, and your tax refund, r. a. f=4'r-100 b.f=.04r+100 c. f = 1451' d. f = 4001' 15. Use the information from problem #14 to answer this question. If your tax refund turns out to be $450.00, how much do you have to pay your tax consultant? a. $450 b. $1 18 c. $160 d.$12