When weights are placed on the end of a spring, the spring stretches. If a three-pound weight stretches the spring to a length of 4.25 inches, a five-pound weight stretches the
spring to a length of 5.75 inches, and a nine-pound weight stretches the spring to a length
of 8.75 inches, what was the initial length of the spring?

Do some research and find a city that has experienced population growth. determine its population on january 1st of a certain year. write an exponential function to represent the city’s population, y, based on the number of years that pass, x after a period of exponential growth. describe the variables and numbers that you used in your equation.

The probability that a student graduating from suburban state university has student loans to pay off after graduation is .60. if two students are randomly selected from this university, what is the probability that neither of them has student loans to pay off after graduation?

The areas of two similar triangles are 72dm2 and 50dm2. the sum of their perimeters is 226dm. what is the perimeter of each of these triangles?