Paula is working on her english essay. she already has 150 words written and has planned out the rest. paula's essay must be 3,000 words in length, and she types at a rate of 38 words per minute. which equation represents the number of words in her essay, and how many minutes, m, will it take paula to complete it? a) 38m - 150 = 3,000; m = 75 minutes b) 38m - 150 = 3,000; m = 83 minutes c) 38m + 150 = 3,000; m = 75 minutes d) 38m + 150 = 3,000; m = 83 minutes

Titus works at a hotel. part of his job is to keep the complimentary pitcher of water at least half full and always with ice. when he starts his shift, the water level shows 4 gallons, or 128 cups of water. as the shift progresses, he records the level of the water every 10 minutes. after 2 hours, he uses a regression calculator to compute an equation for the decrease in water. his equation is w –0.414t + 129.549, where t is the number of minutes and w is the level of water. according to the equation, after about how many minutes would the water level be less than or equal to 64 cups?