Ospreys are birds that catch and eat fish. An osprey dived from a height of 36 feet above the surface of a lake to a depth of 4 feet below the surface. What distance did the osprey travel during that dive?
A-144 feet
B. -9 feet
C. 32 feet
D. 40 feet

1. the wheeling bridge in west virginia is about 307 meters long. if you walk with a stride of about meter, about how many steps would it take you to cross this suspension bridge?

Data from 2005 for various age groups show that for each $100 increase in the median weekly income for whites, the median weekly income of blacks increases by $105. also, for workers of ages 25 to 54 the median weekly income for whites was $676 and for blacks was $527. (a) let w represent the median weekly income for whites and b the median weekly income for blacks, and write the equation of the line that gives b as a linear function of w. b = (b) when the median weekly income for whites is $760, what does the equation in (a) predict for the median weekly income for blacks?

Which of the following is best modeled using a linear equation y=ax+b, where a is less than 0?