A new alloy is made by mixing 72 grams of iron with 9 grams of zinc. How many grams of iron are required to make the alloy when combined with 144 grams of zinc?

A) 992 grams
B) 1,152 grams
C) 1,226 grams
D) 1,445 grams

Josephine has a great garden with and area of 2x2 + x - 6 square feet

You drop a rubber ball off the roof of a 50 meter high building onto a paved parking lot. it bounces back up with every bounce, but not quite all the way back up to you. after the first bounce it bounces back only 80 percent of the distance it was dropped from. the pattern continues, meaning after every bounce it comes up to just 80 percent of the previous maximum height. so if before the first bounce the height is 50 meters, what height does the ball reach after the fifth bounce? round your answer to one decimal place and chose the correct response from the choices below:

Select the correct answer and solve for y