Find the first five terms of the sequence in which a1 = 6 and an = –3an – 1 – 12, if n ≥ 2.

The width of a rectangle is 20 units. can the perimeter p of the rectangle be 64 units when its length x is 11 units? no, because p = 2x + 2(20) no, because p ≠ 2x + 2(20) yes, because p ≠ 2x + 2(20) yes, because p = 2x + 2(20)

Ascientist has discovered an organism that produces five offspring exactly one hour after its own birth, and then goes on to live for one week without producing any additional offspring. each replicated organism also replicates at the same rate. at hour one, there is one organism. at hour two, there are five more organisms. how many total organisms are there at hour seven? 2,801 19,531 19,607 97.655

The management of a supermarket wants to adopt a new promotional policy of giving a free gift to every customer who spends more than a certain amount per visit at this supermarket. the expectation of the management is that after this promotional policy is advertised, the expenditures for all customers at this supermarket will be normally distributed with a mean of $95 and a standard deviation of $20. if the management wants to give free gifts to at most 10% of the customers, what should the amount be above which a customer would receive a free gift?