Jessa bought a yoyo from a company that claims that, with each retraction, the string rolls up by 60% of the original length. she sets up a tape measure and throws the yoyo 3 times. her data are charted below. throw length of string (feet) 1 3 2 1.8 3 1.08 jessa wants to find the sum of the length of string after 10 throws. what is the sum of the lengths, rounded to the nearest hundredth?
Abarge can safely haul no more than 400 tons across the river. the barge has an empty weight of 24 tons. the average weight of the railroad cars is 4 tons each. bhow many railroad cars can the barge haul?