A four-character password to log onto a computer is drawn from the digits 0-9 and a subset of 23 letters of the alphabet (repetition is permitted). Determine the number of passwords possible if
a) the letters used are not case sensitive (that is, a lowercase letter is treated the same as an uppercase letter).
b) the letters used are case sensitive (that is, an uppercase letter is considered different than the same lowercase letter).

Saline iv fluid bags cost $64.20 for 24, 1000 ml bags from one supplier. a new supplier sells 500 ml bags for $2 each. the hospital uses about 10,000, 1000 ml bags each month. nurses report that about half of the bags are more than half full when they are discarded. if you are going to use only one supplier, which size bag provides the best deal, and how much will you save each month? compare the cost of the new supplier to the current one.

Logan wants to know how many skateboards have defective parts. he inspects 20,000 skateboards and keeps track of the number of defects per board. use his probability distribution table to find the expected value for defects on a skateboard.

Factor the polynomial, if possible. if the polynomial cannot be factored, write prime. 9n^3 + 27n^2 – 25n – 75