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A chemist has 500 mL of a 30% acid solution. She adds x milliliters of a 10% acid solution. Which statement is true about the graph of the function that represents the concentration of the final solution?

A
The horizontal asymptote y = 30 means that the final concentration will always be less than 30%.
B
The horizontal asymptote y = 10 means that the final concentration will always be greater than 10%.
C
The vertical asymptote x = 500 means that the volume of the solution will always be greater than 500 mL.
D
The vertical asymptote x = 0 means that the volume of the solution will always be greater than 0 mL.
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Which of the following is the graph of ?

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On a coordinate plane, an absolute value curve curves up and to the right in quadrant 4 and starts at y = negative 1.
Option A
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On a coordinate plane, an absolute value curve curves up and to the right in quadrant 4 and starts at y = 1.
Option B
C
On a coordinate plane, an absolute value curve opens down and to the left in quadrant 2 and starts at y = 1.
Option C
D
On a coordinate plane, an absolute value curve opens down and to the left in quadrant 2 and starts at y = negative 1.
Option D
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A basketball player’s free-throw percentage is the ratio of the number of successful shots made to the number of shots attempted. A basketball player has made 13 of the first 20 free throws she has attempted this season. Which rational expression can be used to find the free throw percentage for the season if she successfully makes her next x free-throw attempts?

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Derek Jeter challenges Albert Pujols to a batting battle. Each will earn 1 point for a hit other than a home run and 4 points for a home run in each round. Which player should you back given the statistics in the table below? Note that home runs are included as hits in the table.Data for Two BattersBatterAt BatsHitsHome RunsJeter4881569Pujols44812526

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E(Jeter) = 0.38 and E(Pujols) = 0.45, so back Pujols.
B
E(Jeter) = 0.39 and E(Pujols) = 0.51, so back Pujols.
C
E(Jeter) = 0.34 and E(Pujols) = 0.34, so it doesn’t matter who you back.
D
E(Jeter) = 1.22 and E(Pujols) = 0.94, so back Jeter.
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Which is the graph of reflected across the x-axis, translated 3 units left, 4 units up, and dilated by a factor of 4?

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