There were 60 ducks living in a pond. If the number living at the pond increased by 30%, how many ducks now live at the pond?

78

Step-by-step explanation:

You take the original total: 60, and multiply it by 30 to get 1,800. You then divide 1,800 by 100 to get 18. 18 is your 30%. Now, you add the 30% to 60 getting your total number of ducks: 78.

The equation version:

It is just proportions.

answer: yes, since the line has a steeper rate of change than the exponential the y-values will be greater and they will only intersect one time.

the polynomial is a perfect square trinomial of the form a^2-2ab+b^2:

option a. true

step-by-step explanation:

9x^2-12x+4

comparing with the form a^2-2ab+b^2

1.) a^2=9x^2

solving for a: square root both sides of the equation:

sqrt(a^2)=sqrt(9x^2)

a=sqrt(9) sqrt(x^2)

a=3x

2.) b^2=4

solving for b: square root both sides of the equation:

sqrt(b^2)=sqrt(4)

b=2

to be a perfet square trinomial 2ab must be equal to 12x. let's check:

2ab = 2 (3x) (2)

2ab = 12x

correct