The expression 3(1.5) models the number of bacteria in a culture as a function of the number of hours since
the culture was created.
What does 3 represent in this expression?
Choose 1
A. The culture was created 3 hours ago.
B. There were initially 3 bacteria in the culture.
C. The number of bacteria is multiplied by 3 each hour.

Lindsay is creating a bridge out of dried pasta and glue. in her plans, she sketches the graph to determine the lengths of the noodles, in centimeters, needed for the arch to increase the length of the bridge in 1 centimeter increments.which function did lindsay use to create her design? f(x) = (x – 5)2 + 8 f(x) = –(x + 5)2 + 8 f(x) = 0.5(x + 5)2 + 8 f(x) = –0.5(x – 5)2 + 8

On saturday morning, calls arrive at ticketmaster at a rate of 108 calls per hour. what is the probability of fewer than three calls in a randomly chosen minute?

Jamie went to home depot.she bought 25 bags of soil that cost $9 per bag.she bought 15 pots at $8 each, and she bought 23 bags of pebbles at $15 each.she used a coupon that gave her $5 off for every 100 dollars she spent. how much did jamie pay at the end?