Andrew must spend less than $72 on meals during the weekend. he has already spent $27 on meals, with each meal costing $9 on average.

9x + 27 < 72

how many additional meals can andrew buy this weekend?
a.
x < 9
b.
x < 45
c.
x < 27
d.
x < 5

At a sand and gravel plant, sand is falling off a conveyor and onto a conical pile at a rate of 16 cubic feet per minute. the diameter of the base of the cone is approximately three times the altitude. at what rate is the height of the pile changing when the pile is 12 feet high? (hint: the formula for the volume of a cone is v = 1 3 πr2h.)

Answer this question, only if you know the answer. 30 points and brainliest!

You drop a rubber ball off the roof of a 50 meter high building onto a paved parking lot. it bounces back up with every bounce, but not quite all the way back up to you. after the first bounce it bounces back only 80 percent of the distance it was dropped from. the pattern continues, meaning after every bounce it comes up to just 80 percent of the previous maximum height. so if before the first bounce the height is 50 meters, what height does the ball reach after the fifth bounce? round your answer to one decimal place and chose the correct response from the choices below: