Mary noticed 5 ants in her pantry on Monday. On Tuesday she counted 15 ants in the pantry. On Wednesday she counted 45 ants in the pantry. Day Ants Monday 0 5 Tuesday 1 15 Wednesday 2 45 Part A Determine an exponential function model (y=abx) to represent the number of ants in the pantry in terms of the number of elapsed days. Explain how you arrived at your model. Part B Does the problem situation represent exponential growth or decay? Justify your reasoning

Quick! a survey of 57 customers was taken at a bookstore regarding the types of books purchased. the survey found that 33 customers purchased mysteries, 25 purchased science fiction, 18 purchased romance novels, 12 purchased mysteries and science fiction, 9 purchased mysteries and romance novels, 6 purchased science fiction and romance novels, and 2 purchased all three types of books. a) how many of the customers surveyed purchased only mysteries? b) how many purchased mysteries and science fiction, but not romance novels? c) how many purchased mysteries or science fiction? d) how many purchased mysteries or science fiction, but not romance novels? e) how many purchased exactly two types of books?

Find the unit rate. enter your answer as a mixed number. a fertilizer covers 2/3 square foot in 1/2 hour.

When solving a logarithm equation, how do you find the missing variable ?