Discussion

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Module 2: Discussion

This assessment fulfills the following objectives:

MLO 2.2.1

MLO 2.1.7

MLO 2.3.4

Instructions

Please read other students' responses after you reply to your own.
You can reply to your post (one more time) within the due date if you need to correct your answer.
You will only get credit if your first response is relevant (or blank) to the questions. If you reply to it again, please mention a reason why you need to reply to it again.
Reply to two classmates: Hint: Check your answer (or response) to your classmate. If you have answers (explanation. or reasoning) different from your classmates, comment on whether you agree or disagree or suggest him/her for correction. Even if you agree with your classmate's response (answer, explanation, or reasoning), you can comment on him/her, explaining how you came up with your response.
Please address your peers by their first name. For students with the same first name, the initial of the last name must be included. Please be sure to include the question number (Q1, Q2, Q3...etc.) when making your initial posts and replies to your classmates.
Use of AI: Do not copy and paste your response directly from AI if you are using it. Your response should be in your own words. Copying and pasting directly from AI will result in no points in the discussion. (You need to cite AI sources if you are using AI assignments)

Requirements

Reply to two of your classmates. Please mention the name of the classmate at the top of the reply.
Each classmate's reply should contain at least 25 words.

Questions

For each discussion, students will post their responses to the question set.

Q1. Decide whether each of the following statements makes sense or does not make sense. Explain your reasoning.

I. The tuition price has tripled since my parents went to school—that’s a 200% increase in price!

II. I’ve decreased my caloric intake by 125%, which has helped me lose weight.

Q2. Find the net worth of the world’s two richest people. Put these monetary values in scientific notation.

Q3. Insurance Deductibles. In each of the following cases, determine how much you would pay with and without the insurance policy. (Explain your answer)

You have a car insurance policy with a $500 deductible (per claim) for collision damage. During a two-year period, you file claims for $450 and $925. The annual premium for the policy is $550.

Q4. Today, a typical congressional representative has more than 700,000 constituents. Is it possible for a representative to campaign by going door to door to meet everyone in his or her district? Explain.

Q5. Decide whether each statement is true or false, and explain why.

If Susan’s test score is 25% higher than Kris’s, then Krisy’s test score is 25% lower than Susan’s.
If the price of an item increases by 100%, then its new price is double its old price.