The mean absolute deviation (mad) for the first set of data is 1.2 and the mad for the second set of data is 0.4. approximately how many times the variability in the heights of the seventh graders is the variability in the heights of the sixth graders? (round all values to the tenths place.)
3.2
3.0
1.5
0.8

Arestaurant chef made 1 1/2 jars of pasta sauce. each serving of pasta requires 1/2 of a jar of sauce. how many servings of pasta will the chef be able to prepare using the sauce?

15 and 14.7 are 1 apart, so 15 – 14.7 must be 1.

Adecibel is a logarithmic unit that can be used to measure the intensity of a sound. the function y = 10logx gives the intensity of a sound in decibels, where x is the ratio of the intensity of the sound to a reference intensity. the reference intensity is generally set at the threshold of hearing. use the graphing utility to graph the decibel function.a whisper has a sound intensity of 30 decibels. use your graph to you complete the following statement. the sound intensity of a whisper is times the reference intensity.