Ineed it is urgent b. you are in charge. by what percentage will you tell greece to cut their spending? what is the decay factor? c. write a function modeling this debt situation if the initial debt in 2009 was $500 billion and using the decay factor found in (b). let y be measured in billions of dollar and x represent the number of years since 2009. d. when will greece be debt-free if you are in charge? should you reconsider your answer to (b)?

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answer:

25x^2 + 90x + 84

discussion:

mn(x) = m(n(x)) = m( 5x + 9) =

(5x + 9)^2 + 3 =>

25x^2 + 90x + 9^2 + 3 =

25x^2 + 90x + 84                 (as 9^2 = 9*9 = 81)

which is the second choice

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this is a direct variation proportion. y = kx

y is the total amount due, k is the constant of variation, and x is the number of texts sent.

plug in the 3.20 and the 16 to solve for the "k". this is the constant of proportionality. it is the value that will not change.

3.20 = k(16). solving you get $.20 per text.

the equation would then be y = .20x