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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

Im so bad at fractions they are not my best math thing to work on

Q1 how many whole numbers less than 1000 can be written as a product of 3 consecutive whole numbers? a)10 b)11 c)15 d)21 q2 how many whole numbers between 5000 and 6000 consist of four different digits that decrease from left to right? a)3 b)10 c)69 d)120