Amanatee eats the equivalent of about 12% of its body weight each day. write an equation that represents the amount y (in pounds) of food a manatee eats each day for its weight x. identify the independent and dependent variables.

Little’s law firm has just one lawyer. customers arrive randomly at an average rate of 6 per 8 hour workday. service times have a mean of 50 minutes and a standard deviation of 20 minutes. how long does a customer spend at little’s law firm on average?

Apatient is to be given 35 milligrams of demerol every 4 hours. you have demerol 50 milligrams/milliliter in stock. how many milliliters should be given per dose?

How can constraints be used to model a real-world situation?