A scientist recorded the amount of substance Z present in an ongoing chemical reaction. This table gives the amount of substance Z over the first 15 minutes. The data can be modeled using an exponential function. Time (min) 3 6 9 12 15
Substance Z (g) 6.2 3.84 2.38 1.48 0.92

Based on the data, which measurement is closest to the amount of substance Z that will be present after 30 minutes?

0 g
0.08 g
0.14 g
0.46 g

What is the value of x? enter your answer in the box. (cm)

The triangles are similar. what is the value of x? show your work.

Apsychology student wishes to investigate differences in political opinions between business majors and political science majors at her college. she randomly selects 100 students from the 260 business majors and 100 students from the 180 political science majors. does this sampling plan result in a simple random sample? why or why not? no, because each group of 200 students in the sample does not have the same chance of being selected. yes, because each group of 200 students in the sample has the same chance of being selected. no, because each individual student does not have an equal chance of being selected. yes, because each individual student has the same chance of being selected.