The graphs of y = 3x and y = 3x are shown below. In general, how does the growth of y = 3x compare to the growth of y = 3^x?
The function y = 3x is growing slower than y = 3^x.
The function y = 3x is growing faster than y = 3^x.
The functions y = 3x and y = 3^x are growing at the same rate.
The function y = 3^x is growing slower than y = 3x.

Which operation should be performed first according to the order of operations? 44 • 2 – [(5 + 20 • 3) – 12] + 16 ÷ 2 5 + 20 20 • 3 16 ÷ 2 44 • 2

An office supply company conducted a survey before marketing a new paper shredder designed for home use. in the survey, 80 % of the people who tried the shredder were satisfied with it. because of this high satisfaction rate, the company decided to market the new shredder. assume that 80 % of all people are satisfied with this shredder. during a certain month, 100 customers bought this shredder. find the probability that of these 100 customers, the number who are satisfied is 69 or fewer.

Every weekday, mr. jones bikes from his home to his job. sometimes he rides along two roads, the long route that is shown by the solid lines. other times, he takes the shortcut shown by the dashed line. how many fewer kilometers does mr. jones bike when he takes the shortcut instead of the long route?