In this problem, we are interested in the length of a word in the gettysburg address, which is a quantitative variable. note that the value of the variable varies from word to word. the population of all word lengths has a distribution, a mean and a standard deviation. the parameter of interest here is the mean length of all words. it would be very tedious and time consuming to count every word’s length and determine the mean length. in statistics, we select a sample and hope that the distribution of the sample is similar to

Ben wants to play a carnival game that costs $2. in his pocket he has 5 red tickets worth 35 cents each, and 15 blue tickets worth 10 cents each. which of the following systems of inequalities correctly represents the constraints on the variables in this problem? let represent the red tickets and b represent the blue tickets.

The average hourly earnings for a construction worker is projected to be $24.50 in 2012. jason wants to join the construction work force after he graduates in 2012. his friend tells him that average hourly earnings for construction workers will rise by 2% from 2009 to 2012. based on the data below, assuming that the projected hourly earnings are correct, is jason’s friend’s statement accurate? construction industry - average hourly earnings, 2000-2009 a. his friend’s statement is accurate. the average hourly earnings will increase by 2%. b. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the percent increase will be more than 2% c. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the percent increase will be less than 2% d. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the average hourly earnings will decrease

David is spreading mulch on a triangular area of his flower bed. the coordinates of the vertices of the area are (1, 3), (9, 3), and (4, 6). what is the area of the triangle if each square has an area of 3 square feet?