Use your knowledge and try to identify why the following item is a blooper. Consult your textbook, dictionary, or reference manual as needed.

Announcement on the website of a family-owned pie shop on Cape Cod: "We do not except orders through e-mail as we are to busy at times to check mail." [Did you spot two errors?]

Using the text as a guide, list some of the strategies that Ross and Jamie Lee can use to better prepare financially for the arrival of the twins.

Punctuate the following group of words as single sentence. Add commas and semicolons. Do not add words or periods to create new sentence.

Example: Come in to see our new branch office$\underline{,}$ meet our friendly tellers and manager.

Our principal function is to help management make profits however we can offer advice on staffing problems as well.

Insert commas, semicolons, and colons to punctuate the following sentence correctly. Write C if the sentence is correct.

Oil prices have dropped considerably therefore consumers are enjoying lower gas prices and higher disposable income.

Use the following facts to construct a coherent paragraph with a topic sentence and appropriate transitional expressions in the supporting sentences.

• The federal government will penalize medical practices that don't adopt electronic medical records (EMRs).
• Valley Medical Center is considering beginning converting soon.
• Converting paper-based records to EMRs will be complex.
• Converting will be technically challenging. It will probably be time-consuming and labor-intensive.
• Converting should bring better patient care and maybe even lower costs in the long run.
• The federal government provides funds to reimburse the cost of adopting the technology.

Multiply. \

$$11 \cdot(-12)$$

In this exercise, use the given information to

a. write the series in sigma notation, and

b. find the sum of the first $n$ terms.

$$a_1=\frac{1}{3}, d=\frac{1}{3}, n=12$$

What relationship do you notice between the exponents in the original expression and the number of factors in the following expression?

a. $2^4 \cdot 2^3$

b. $(-3)^3(-3)^2$

c. $(a)\left(a^8\right)$

d. $m^2 p^2 m^3 p$

e. $9^3 \cdot y^2 \cdot 9^2 \cdot y^5$

Solve.

$$(x + 12)(x -11) = 0$$

Does there exist a polynomial f(t) of degree $\leq 4$ such that f(2) = 3, f(3) = 5, f(5) = 7, f(7) = 11, and f(11) = 2? If so, how many such polynomials are there?

Which ordered pair is a solution of the linear system 4x - y = 17 and -9x + 8y = 2? A (6, 7) B (7, 6) C (7, 11) D (11, 7)

The failure to produce enough to minimize average total cost is called ______.

Find the slope of the line described by the equation.

9=3 y

For the following exercises, find functions f(x) and g(x) so the given function can be expressed as h(x) = f(g(x)). $h(x)=\frac{1}{(x-2)^{3}}$