Which is better: having a stock that goes up 30% on monday than drops 30% on tuesday, or a stock that drops 30% on monday and goes up 30% on tuesday? in each case, what is the net percent gain or loss?

Rose bought a new hat when she was on vacation. the following formula describes the percent sales tax rose paid b=t-c/c

You are a male who just graduated from college with a bachelor's degree. you have a job paying $50,780.00/yr. a. how does your salary compare to the yearly median earnings for a male with a bachelor's degree? b. what is the difference between the yearly median earnings for a male with a bachelor's degree compared to a male who does not attend college after earning a high school diploma?

Among the most famous of all meteor showers are the perseids, which occur each year in early august. in some areas the frequency of visible perseids can be as high as 40 per hour. given that such sightings are poisson events, calculate the probability that an observer who has just seen a meteor will have to wait at least five minutes before seeing another.