Christina bought a yoyo from a company that claims that, with each retraction, the string rolls up by 70% 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) 2 2.1 1.47 Christina 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? O9.99 feet 09.72 feet O 3.24 feet O 0.12 foot

Christina bought a yoyo from a company that claims that, with each retraction, the string rolls up by 70% 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) 2 2.1 1.47 Christina 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? O9.99 feet 09.72 feet O 3.24 feet O 0.12 foot

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter3: Math Models

Section3.5: Solve Uniform Motion Applications

Problem 305E: John left his house in Irvine at 8:35 am to drive to a meeting in Los Angeles, 45 miles away. He...

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