The following table shows the working populations, average salaries, and income tax rates of France and Germany. Country Workforce Average Salary (€) Income Tax Rate France 31,491,232 29,766 69. 3% Germany 38,844,017 32,104 45. 2% Based on the information in the table, how do the annual tax revenues of Germany and France compare to one another? a. The French government gathers €85,930,190,677 more than the German government. B. The French government gathers €543,141,128,984 more than the German government. C. The German government gathers €309,680,310,056 more than the French government. D. The German government gathers €223,750,119,378 more than the French government.

The average hourly earnings for a construction worker is projected to be $24.50 in 2012. jason wants to join the construction work force after he graduates in 2012. his friend tells him that average hourly earnings for construction workers will rise by 2% from 2009 to 2012. based on the data below, assuming that the projected hourly earnings are correct, is jason’s friend’s statement accurate? construction industry - average hourly earnings, 2000-2009 a. his friend’s statement is accurate. the average hourly earnings will increase by 2%. b. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the percent increase will be more than 2% c. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the percent increase will be less than 2% d. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the average hourly earnings will decrease

If the value of x increases by 5, how does the value of m(x + 3) change? a) it increases by 5m. b) it increases by 8m. c) it decreases by 5m. d) it decreases by 8m.

Raj encoded a secret phrase using matrix multiplication. using a = 1, b = 2, c = 3, and so on, he multiplied the clear text code for each letter by the matrix to get a matrix that represents the encoded text. the matrix representing the encoded text is . what is the secret phrase? determine the location of spaces after you decode the text. yummy is the corn the tomato is red the corn is yummy red is the tomato