A contestant in a weight-loss competition wants to lose an average of at least 8 pounds per month during a five-month period. Based on the progress report, how many pounds must the contestant lose in the fifth month to meet the goal?

The base of a triangle exceeds the height by 9 inches. if the area is 180 square inches, find the length of the base and the height of the triangle.

Many newspapers carry a certain puzzle in which the reader must unscramble letters to form words. how many ways can the letters of emdangl be arranged? identify the correct unscrambling, then determine the probability of getting that result by randomly selecting one arrangement of the given letters.

Suppose you are choosing a 6-digit personal access code. this code is made up of 4 digits chosen from 1 to 9, followed by 2 letters chosen from a to z. any of these digits or letters can be repeated. find the total number of personal access codes that can be formed. 492,804 341,172 39,917,124 4,435,236