Read the following description of London by Simon Worrall and then answer the question. "The whole world lives in London. Walk down Oxford Street and you will see Indians and Colombians, Bangladeshis and Ethiopians, Pakistanis and Russians, Melanesians and Malaysians. Fifty nationalities with communities of more than 5,000 make their home in the city, and on any given day 300 languages are spoken. It is estimated that by 2010 the population will be almost 30 percent ethnic minorities, the majority born in the U.K. [United Kingdom]." According to the author, in 2010 the population of London will a. be made up of mostly immigrants. b. have very few ethnic minorities. c. be decreasing as immigration slows. d. be almost 30 percent ethnic minorities.

Describe the geometric effect of multiplication by the given matrix. (a)

$$\left[\begin{array}{ll}{1} & {0} \\ {0} & {\frac{2}{3}}\end{array}\right]$$

(b)

$$\left[\begin{array}{ll}{8} & {0} \\ {0} & {8}\end{array}\right]$$

(c)

$$\left[\begin{array}{rr}{1} & {-3} \\ {0} & {1}\end{array}\right]$$

(d)

$$\left[\begin{array}{ll}{1} & {0} \\ {3} & {1}\end{array}\right]$$

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Consider the following scenario: Barbara decides to take a walk. She leaves home, walks 2 blocks in 5 minutes at a constant speed, and realizes that she forgot to lock the door. So Barbara runs home in 1 minute. While at her doorstep, it takes her 1 minute to find her keys and lock the door. Barbara walks 5 blocks in 15 minutes and then decides to jog home. It takes her 7 minutes to get home. Draw a graph of Barbara’s distance from home (in blocks) as a function of time.

Why are urinary tract infections more common in women than in men?

Is eating a piece of chocolate cake for dessert after a big dinner more likely to be motivated by hunger or by appetite? Explain your answer.

Read the passage, and then answer the questions that follow. Kim and Rich are both seniors in high school and have been dating since they were freshmen. They only have one more week of school until graduation. Three other couples in their class are planning to skip school the last day of class to go have fun in a nearby large city. Kim and Rich know that it would be a fun day, but they are worried that if they are caught skipping, they may not be allowed to participate in their class’s graduation $\underline{\text{commencement}}.$ They also know that their parents would be angry with them, and this would make their summer before leaving for college a difficult one at home. In this passage, Kim and Rich are I. a couple just starting to date. J. a high school couple in a dating relationship. K. just friends who enjoy each other’s company. L. about to break up.

Fill in each blank so that the resulting statement is true. The degree of the polynomial function $f(x)=-2 x^{3}(x-1)(x+5)$ is ____. The leading coefficient is ____.

On managing Southern Africa's resources to write a paragraph summarizing the habitat destruction that has been taking place.

Compare the symptoms of a food allergy to the symptoms of a food intolerance.

The atomic number of an atom is determined by the number of a. protons. b. electrons. c. neutrons. d. isotopes.

Which foods can be used as dairy substitutes?

The amount you owe in state income tax is based on what?

Identify functions f(x) and g(x) such that the given function equals $(f \circ g)(x)$. $\frac{1}{x^{2}+1}$

Graph each equation by hand by plotting points. Verify your results using a graphing utility. $5x + 2y = 10$