8. A biologist is studying a colony of bacteria with a doubling time of 20 minutes. The colony initially contains 16 bacteria. How many hours will it take for the population
of the bacteria colony to reach 10,000. Round to the nearest hour.

Look at the following graph of the given equation. determine whether the equation is a function. explain why or why not.

Needmax recorded the heights of 500 male humans. he found that the heights were normally distributed around a mean of 177 centimeters. which statements about max’s data must be true? a) the median of max’s data is 250 b) more than half of the data points max recorded were 177 centimeters. c) a data point chosen at random is as likely to be above the mean as it is to be below the mean. d) every height within three standard deviations of the mean is equally likely to be chosen if a data point is selected at random.

Alex's monthly take home pay is $2,500. what is the maximum bad debt payment he can maintain without being in credit overload?