In the 2010 Winter Olympics, American Tim Burke aspired to win an Olympic medal in the biathlon, an event that combines cross-country skiing and target shooting. Unfortunately, he wasn’t as successful as he’d hoped. After the 20K race, where he only hit 15 of his 20 targets, he criticized himself, saying his shooting was way below his average of 85% on the season so far. What does it mean if we claim that Burke’s ability to hit a target is 85%?

Acompany that manufactures and sells guitars made changes in their product range. from the start they had 20 models. then they reduced the number of models to 15. as a result, the company enjoyed a 10% increase in turnover. - how much did the stock level change? in (%)

Which of the following parabolas opens down?

High school seniors with strong academic records apply to the nation’s most selective colleges in greater numbers each year. because the number of slots remains relatively stable, some colleges reject more early applicants. suppose that for a recent admissions class, an ivy league college received 2851 applications for early admission. of this group, it admitted 1033 students early, rejected 854 outright, and deferred 964 to the regular admission pool for further consideration. in the past, this school has admitted 18% of the deferred early admission applicants during the regular admission process. counting the students admitted early and the students admitted during the regular admission process, the total class size was 2375. let e, r, and d represent the events that a student who applies for early admission is admitted early, rejected outright, or deferred to the regular admissions pool.suppose a student applies for early admission. what is the probability that the student will be admitted for early admission or be deferred and later admitted during the regular admission process?