Each Day, a Young Person Should Sleep 8 Hours, Plus

question 118

Multiple Choice

Each day, a young person should sleep 8 hours, plus hour for each year that the person is under 17 years of age. Assuming the relation is linear, write the equation relating hours of sleep y and age x where . ​

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Definitions:

D-Arabinose

A naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of many polysaccharides and glycoconjugates in plants and bacteria.

Open-Chain Form

Describes organic compounds that consist of a linear chain of atoms, as opposed to cyclic structures.

Asymmetric Centers

Carbon atoms bonded to four different groups, creating chirality and isomerism in molecules.

Aldohexose

A simple sugar or monosaccharide containing six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group.