Round Your Answer to Two Decimal Places

question 146

Multiple Choice

Round your answer to two decimal places.
-The intensity of a radio signal from the radio station varies inversely as the square of the distance from the station. Suppose the the intensity is 8000 units at a distance of 2 miles. What will the
Intensity be at a distance of 13 miles? Round your answer to the nearest unit.

• A) 215 units
• B) 172 units
• C) 153 units
• D) 189 units

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The process of earning interest on both the initial principal and the accumulated interest from previous periods on a yearly basis.