a. ) The four children in the Rivera family are Reynaldo, Ramiro, Shakira, and Sasha. Determine the age order of the siblings, from oldest to youngest using the following clues: 1. Reynaldo is older than Ramiro; 2. Sasha is younger than Shakira; 3. Sasha is 2 years older than Ramiro.; 4. Shakira is older than Reynaldo. b.) Given the sequence 0, 10, 24, 56, 112, 190,… If you are asked to construct a difference table for the given sequence, which of the following is the third difference of your difference table? * a. 4 18 24 22 12 b. 14 6 -2 -10 -18 c. 8 8 8 8 8 d. 10 14 32 56 78 c.) Your science textbook and its accompanying lab packet cost $120. If the textbook costs twice as much as the lab packet, how much did the lab packet cost? d.)If Iesha weighs 110 pounds when standing on one foot on a scale, how much will she weigh when she stands on a scale with both feet?

College Algebra
1st Edition
ISBN:9781938168383
Author:Jay Abramson
Publisher:Jay Abramson
Chapter9: Sequences, Probability And Counting Theory
Section9.5: Counting Principles
Problem 40SE: A family consisting of 2 parents and 3 children is to pose for a picture with 2 family members in...
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a. ) The four children in the Rivera family are Reynaldo, Ramiro, Shakira, and Sasha. Determine the age order of the siblings, from oldest to youngest using the following clues: 1. Reynaldo is older than Ramiro; 2. Sasha is younger than Shakira; 3. Sasha is 2 years older than Ramiro.; 4. Shakira is older than Reynaldo. 

b.) Given the sequence 0, 10, 24, 56, 112, 190,… If you are asked to construct a difference table for the given sequence, which of the following is the third difference of your difference table? *

a. 4 18 24 22 12
b. 14 6 -2 -10 -18
c. 8 8 8 8 8
d. 10 14 32 56 78
 
c.) Your science textbook and its accompanying lab packet cost $120. If the textbook costs twice as much as the lab packet, how much did the lab packet cost? 
 
d.)If Iesha weighs 110 pounds when standing on one foot on a scale, how much will she weigh when she stands on a scale with both feet?
 
 
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