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Which of the following famous American heroes was NOT killed defending the Alamo

True or False? The following group of words is a run-on sentence: Although Quinn likes to cook, she rarely has time to make dinner.

In a study focusing on the growth patterns of a particular species of sunflowers, it was found that the heights of these sunflowers are normally distributed with an average height of 64 inches and a standard deviation of 4.5 inches. What percentage of sunflowers in this study are expected to be shorter than 68.5 inches? (Use the empirical rule.)

Eli Whitney is most closely associated with which of these

In a particular region, meteorologists have been studying historical rainfall patterns to understand the climate changes over the past centuries. Data from various locations in the region provided a mean annual rainfall of 1,302 mm with a standard deviation of 23 mm. The distribution of rainfall was mound-shaped and symmetrical about the mean. Utilizing the empirical rule, estimate the range of rainfall centered around the mean in which approximately 68% of the data (rainfall) are likely to be found.

Lincoln waited until after the battle of _________  to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, even though the battle was a stalemate with no clear winner.

The Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812 was won by what general?

Find the area under the standard normal curve over the interval specified below. between z = 1 and 3

Abraham   Lincoln as President was a member of the  ________Party  

A portfolio contains the following bonds:                                                                                Bond        Market Value        Duration                                          (In $ millions)                                A                     $[x]                        [y]                        B                     $18                         4                        C                     $20                         3                                                                If the market rate of interest rises from 8% to 8.5%, calculate the amount of change in the Market Value of the portfolio.                                        Express the result in dollars and cents.