You work in a machine design department and need to specify the diameter of a pin that slides back and forth through a hole. the hole diameter is specified as 0.500 inch with a tolerance of ±0.010 inch. the maximum pin diameter must be 0.002 inch smaller than the minimum hole diameter. if the pin diameter has a tolerance of ±0.010 inch, what diameter, in inches, should you specify for the pin

At the olympic games, many events have several rounds of competition. one of these events is the men's 100-meter backstroke. the upper dot plot shows the times (in seconds) of the top 8 finishers in the final round of the 2012 olympics. the lower dot plot shows the times of the same 8 swimmers, but in the semifinal round. which pieces of information can be gathered from these dot plots? (remember that lower swim times are faster.) choose all answers that apply: a: the swimmers had faster times on average in the final round. b: the times in the final round vary noticeably more than the times in the semifinal round. c: none of the above.

Mario has $14.35 left in his wallet. he spent $148.43 for tablecloths. then, he spent $92.05 for napkins. how much money did mario have in his wallet to start with?

At a local museum, the total price for one adult and one child is $11. mrs. smith paid for herself and her three children. she spent $19. record the system of equations to be solved and then find the price of an adult and child ticket using either elimination or substitution.