Given B(17, 5), C(11, -3), D(-1, 2), and E(x, -6), find the value of x so that BC is parallel to DE

According to statistics a person will devote 32 years to sleeping and watching tv. the number of years sleeping will exceed the number of years watching tv by 18. over a lifetime, how many years will the person spend on each of these activities

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In 2009, there were 1570 bears in a wildlife refuge. in 2010, the population had increased to approximately 1884 bears. if this trend continues and the bear population is increasing exponentially, how many bears will there be in 2018?