Think of the metamorphoses characters undergo in myths and fairy tales. How would you interpret the essay's subtitle, "The Metamorphosis of the Everyday"?

Rank the main characters in order of how sympathetic you feel to them. Explain why you rank them this way.

Assume mystring references a string. Write a statement that uses a slicing expression and displays the first 3 characters in the string.

(a) Use Excel to prepare an appropriate type of chart (bar, line, pie, scatter) to display the following data. Modify the default colors, fonts, etc., as you judge appropriate to make the display effective. (b) Would more than one kind of display be acceptable? Why or why not?

$$\begin{array}{lcc} \text { Survey of 282,549 Freshmen at } 437 \text { Colleges and Universities } & \text { Freshmen } \\ \hline \text { Year } & \begin{array}{c} \text { Percent Who Study } \\ \text { at Least } 6 \text { Hours/Week } \end{array} & \begin{array}{c} \text { Percent Who Plan to } \\ \text { Major in Business } \end{array} \\ \hline 1995 & 31.6 & 17.6 \\ 1996 & 31.6 & 18.2 \\ 1997 & 32.7 & 17.0 \\ 1998 & 30.9 & 16.0 \\ 1999 & 28.9 & 16.2 \\ 2000 & 26.1 & 16.3 \\ 2001 & 21.8 & 15.6 \\ 2002 & 21.9 & 15.8 \\ \hline \end{array}$$

If the personnel files of 5 employees are randomly selected, what is the probability that they are chosen in order of increasing salary? (Assume that no two employees have the same salary.)

Find the discounted price of the item.

prescription glasses: $149 discount: 20%

Use the properties of logarithms to rewrite the expression as a sum, difference, or multiple of logarithms. $\ln (x \sqrt[3]{x^{2}+1})$

(a) Analyze: What question does Ross ask that indicates he doubts that the grooms committed the murder? Explain.
(b) Infer: ls Ross satisfied by the answer? Explain.

What determines whether bonds are issued at a discount, premium, or face value?

You throw a baseball straight up with an initial speed of $150 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$. The ball's terminal speed when falling is also $150 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$.

$(b)$ What is the maximum height it reaches?

On the opening day of the 2004 season, David McCarty had a %500,000 salary. Johnny Damon's salary was $8,000,000. For the 30 players on the roster that day, the mean salary was$4, 243,283.33 and the standard deviation was $5,324,827.26. Damon's salary was the fifth highest on the team, while McCarty's salary ranked 24th. Compare David McCarty's and Johnny Damon's opening day salaries for the 2004 and 2005 seasons using actual data values, z-scores, and percentiles. Write a few sentences describing your conclusions.

Rachel Carson cautioned about the dangers of harmful chemicals in her book, 'Silent Spring':

"lt is not my contention that chemical pesticides must never be used. I do contend that we have put poisons and biologically potent chemicals into the hands of persons largely or wholly ignorant of their potentials for harm. ... Future generations are unlikely to condone our lack of prudent concern for the integrity of the natural world that supports all life."

Summarize the argument that Carson is presenting in this quotation.

Enter the letter for each term in the blank space beside the definition that it most closely matches.

A. Sales discount

B. Credit period

C. Discount period

D. FOB destination

E. FOB shipping point

F. Gross profit

G. Merchandise inventory

H. Purchases discount

____ 1. Goods a company owns and expects to sell to its customers.

____ 2. Time period that can pass before a customer’s full payment is due.

____ 3. Seller’s description of a cash discount granted to buyers in return for early payment.

____ 4. Ownership of goods is transferred when the seller delivers goods to the carrier.

____ 5. Purchaser’s description of a cash discount received from a supplier of goods.

____ 6. Difference between net sales and the cost of goods sold.

____ 7. Time period in which a cash discount is available.

____ 8. Ownership of goods is transferred when delivered to the buyer’s place of business.

Rita is given a starting salary of $35,000 and promised a$1400 raise per year after each of the next 8 years. (a) Determine her salary during her eight year of work. (b) Determine the total salary she received over the 8 years.