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Question 13 of 451 pointwhich statement correctly describes the inverse of the following function? a. it is negative.b. it is a horizontal shift.c. it is not a function.d. it is a function. give an explanation as to why you chose that answer. (i think its either a or d.)

Apositive number a or the same number a increased by 50% and then decreased by 50% of the result?

It is saturday morning and jeremy has discovered he has a leak coming from the water heater in his attic. since plumbers charge extra to come out on the weekends, jeremy is planning to use buckets to catch the dripping water. he places a bucket under the drip and steps outside to walk the dog. in half an hour the bucket is 1/5 of the way full. what is the rate at which the water is leaking per hour?