The altitude of Death Valley, California, is 282 feet below sea level. A hot air balloon is launched from the bottom of Death Valley and rises at a rate of 10 feet per second. After 12 seconds, the balloon captain lowers the balloon 15 feet. What is the altitude of the hot air balloon after being lowered?

Valentino starts with a population of 1,500 amoebas that increases 35% in size every hour for a number of hours, h. the expression 1,500(1+0.35)h finds the number of amoebas after h hours. which statement about this expression is true? a. it is the initial population raised to the growth factor after h hours. b. it is the sum of the initial population and the percent increase. c. it is the sum of the initial population and the growth factor after h hours. d. it is the product of the initial population and the growth factor after h hours.

Scores on the cognitive scale of the bayley-scales of infant and toddler development range from 1 to 19, with a standard deviation of 3. calculate the margin of error in estimating the true mean cognitive scale score, with 99% confidence, if there are 12 infants and toddlers in a sample.

Jayne is studying urban planning and finds that her town is decreasing in population by 3% each year. the population of her town is changing by a constant rate.true or false?