1. An instrument store gives a 10% discount to all students off the original cost of an instrument. During a back to school sale an additional 15% is taken off the discounted price. Julie, a student at the local high school, purchases a flute for $306. How much did it originally cost?
A. $325
B. $375
C. $400
D. $408
E. $425
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Key Economic Indicators:
• Nominal GDP: $489.08 billion
• GDP (PPP): $1.08 trillion
• GDP Growth Rate: ~1.0% (2026)
• GDP per Capita (Nominal): ~$7,660
• GDP per Capita (PPP): ~$16,840
• Global / Regional Rank: 38th globally in nominal GDP and remains the largest economy in Africa.
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Mastering the basics of calculus: The Leibniz Theorem (also known as the Product Rule) breaks down how to find the derivative of two multiplied functions.
The Product Rule of Differentiation, which is labeled here as "Leibniz Theorem".
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Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) was a #German child prodigy widely known as the "Prince of Mathematicians".
His work shaped modern #number theory, statistics, astronomy, and electromagnetism.
The Principle of Least Action (also known as Hamilton's Principle), which states that the true path a physical system follows through space & time is the one that makes its physical action 'S' stationary compared to all other imaginable paths between the same start & end points.
It mathematically connects how far a planet is from its star to the exact time it takes to complete a full orbit (T² = a³).
Farther planets move much more slowly and take vastly longer to orbit than inner planets.
Angular acceleration is defined as the time rate of change of angular velocity.
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