Temple Trucking Co. just hired Ed Rosenthal to verify daily invoices and accounts payable. He took 9 hours and 23 minutes to complete his task on the first day. Prior employees in this job have tended to follow a 90% learning curve. How long will the task take at the end of:
a) The 2nd day?
b) The 4th day?
c) The 8th day?
d) The 16th day?
If Professor Laurie Macdonald takes 15 minutes to grade the first exam and follows an 80% learning curve, how long will it take her:
a) To grade the 25th exam?
b) To grade the first 10 exams?
If it took 563 minutes to complete a hospital's first cornea transplant, and the hospital uses a 90% learning rate, what is the cumulative time to complete:
a) The first 3 transplants?
b) The first 6 transplants?
c) The first 8 transplants?
d) The first 16 transplants?