Using the order of operations, what should be done first when evaluating this expression?
-1/2 divided by 2(9+3)-4-3/4(8)

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Answer 1

Answer:

[tex]-\frac{16}{17}\\-0.94117[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]\frac{-\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{2\left(9+3\right)-4-3}{4\left(8\right)}}\\\mathrm{Remove\:parentheses}:\quad \left(a\right)=a\\=\frac{-\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{2\left(9+3\right)-4-3}{4\cdot \:8}}\\\frac{2\left(9+3\right)-4-3}{4\cdot \:8}=\frac{17}{32}\\\frac{2\left(9+3\right)-4-3}{4\cdot \:8}\\2\left(9+3\right)-4-3=17\\2\left(9+3\right)-4-3\\2\left(9+3\right)=24\\2\left(9+3\right)\\\mathrm{Add\:the\:numbers:}\:9+3=12\\=2\cdot \:12\\\mathrm{Multiply\:the\:numbers:}\:2\cdot \:12=24\\=24-4-3[/tex]

[tex]\mathrm{Subtract\:the\:numbers:}\:24-4-3=17\\=\frac{17}{4\cdot \:8}\\\mathrm{Multiply\:the\:numbers:}\:4\cdot \:8=32\\=\frac{17}{32}\\\mathrm{Apply\:the\:fraction\:rule}:\quad \frac{-a}{b}=-\frac{a}{b}\\=-\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{\frac{17}{32}}\\\mathrm{Divide\:fractions}:\quad \frac{\frac{a}{b}}{\frac{c}{d}}=\frac{a\cdot \:d}{b\cdot \:c}\\=-\frac{1\cdot \:32}{2\cdot \:17}\\Refine\\=-\frac{32}{2\cdot \:17}\\\mathrm{Multiply\:the\:numbers:}\:2\cdot \:17=34\\=-\frac{32}{34}[/tex]

[tex]\mathrm{Cancel\:the\:common\:factor:}\:2\\=-\frac{16}{17}\\\mathrm{Decimal:\quad }\:-0.94117[/tex]


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Answer:

Start at the top. Place the numbers below it in a triangular pattern. Each number is the added numbers directly above it.

Step-by-step explanation:

Start with "1" at the top, then continue placing numbers below it in a triangular pattern. Each number is the numbers directly above it added together.

The horizontal sum's double each time.

When given a graph, the vertical line test can be used to determine functionality. Describe the vertical line test and explain the reasons why a graph would, or would not, represent a function.

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Answer:

The vertical line test is a way for you to see if a graph represents a function. It allows you to identify if any x values have more than one y value.

A graph would be a function if every input (x) has exactly one output (y). A graph would not be a function if an input (x) has more than one output (y).

Step-by-step explanation:

In a function, every input within the domain of the function must have exactly one output. If the graph has an input that has more than one output, then it is not a function. The vertical line test is what allows you to see if a graph is a function or not.

Answer:

When given a graph, the vertical line test can be used to determine functionality. The vertical line test would represent a function if no more than one point of the graph of a relation, this shows that only one output value for each input value. If this doesn't apply or more than one point is on the line then it would not represent a function.

Step-by-step explanation:

Draw vertical lines to intersect on a graph.

The relation is a function if there’s only one point of intersection on a graph.

The relation is not a function if there’s more than one point of intersection on a graph.

The vertical line test is used to determine if each input has exactly one output.

7x + 14 - 17-3x = 6x - 4z + 2 - 5 find the value of x
3 5 3

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Answer:

when z=3 or 5 , values of x is ; 6 or 10.

I think that there is a lack of information or misspelling in the question.

Step-by-step explanation:

4x-3=6x-4z-3

4z=2x

2z=x

z=3 => x=6

z=5 => x=10

Me pueden ayudar en este problema de potencia antonio tiene3 cajas , en cada caja hay 3 botones que contienen 3 lapices cuantos lapices habra en total

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Answer:

23 lapices

Step-by-step explanation:

Él tiene 3 cajas.

Cada caja contiene 3 botones.

Cada botón contiene 3 lápices.

La cantidad de lápices que tendrá en total es:

[tex]N = 3 * 3 * 3 = 3^3 = 27[/tex]

Tendrá 23 lápices

A jar contains 3 black marbles, 4 white marbles and 5 striped marbles. If a marble is picked at random, what is the probability that it is not white? Give your answer as a fraction in lowest terms.

Please help!!!

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Answer:

2/3

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

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14. Find the missing angle x. ( 155 degrees is on the top left side, FIRST pic below)

19. Triangles ABC and DEF are similar. Find x. SECOND PIC
A) 9.45
B) 6.12
C) 7.23
D) 8.57

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Answer:

#14) x is 95 (155-180= 25, 180-25-60= 95)

#19) my best guess is 4 (DE=7 -> AB=11, a 4 unit increase)

The product of Chau's height and 5 is 70.

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Answer: 14

Step-by-step explanation: chau's height = x

x * 5 =70

5x = 70

x = 70/5

x = 14

Here is a circle touching a square. The area of the square is 36cm squared. Work out the area of the circle. Give your answer in terms of (Pi)

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Answer:

see below

Step-by-step explanation:

Because the area of the square is 36 its side is 6 meaning the circle has a diameter of 6. This means that its radius is 3 so its area is 3² * π = 9π.

Express 0.96 as an percent

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Answer:

96%

Step-by-step explanation:

0.96 × 100/100

(0.96 × 100)× 1/100 = 96/100

percentage = 96%

Answer:

96%

Step-by-step explanation:

What is the equation of the following line? Be sure to scroll down first to see all answer options.

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Answer:

y = 9x

Step-by-step explanation:

The y intercept is zero since it goes through the point (0,0)

We need to find the slope

m = (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)

   = (9-0)/(1-0)

   = 9/1

Putting this into slope intercept form  y = mx+b

y = 9x +0

y = 9x

(2^8 • 5^negative5 • 19^0) • (5^negative2 / 2^3)^4 • 2^38

i need steps shown and a simplified answer please!​

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Answer:

6.872* 10^17

Step-by-step explanation:

(2^(8) * 5^(5) * 19^(0)) * ((5^(2))/(2^(3)) ) * 2^(38)

you add the exponent of the same number because it is multiplication

for number two 2 : 8+38=46

for division you subtract the exponents : 46-3=43

and for number 5 : 5+2=7

for 19^0=1

2^43*5^7=6.872*10^17

Kylie explained that (negative 4 x + 9) squared will result in a difference of squares because (negative 4 x + 9) squared = (negative 4 x) squared + (9) squared = 16 x squared + 81. Which statement best describes Kylie's explanation? Kylie is correct. Kylie correctly understood that it is a difference of squares, but she did not determine the product correctly. Kylie did not understand that this is a perfect square trinomial, and she did not determine the product correctly. Kylie determined the product correctly, but she did not understand that this is a perfect square trinomial.

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Answer:

Given:

Step-by-step explanation:

Kylie did not understand that this is a perfect square trinomial, and she did not determine the product correctly.

This is because the product will be a trinomial and the polynomial will not result in a difference of squares. A difference of squares is when the factor are inverse to each other.

C- Kylie did not understand that this is a perfect square trinomial, and she did not determine the product correctly.

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Answer : 12
Using Pythagorean’s Therom we can find the last side of the right triangle
Answer is 12 your welcome

Record 3 2/25 as a decimal. Please help!!!!!

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Answer:

1.28 is the decimal form

Step-by-step explanation:

and 128/100 or 128% is the percentage for 32/25.

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The answer is 3.08


3+2/25
= 3.08
= 308%

3x^2 -5x -2=0
help factor left side please!!
y’all i didn’t sleep at all last night and i cannot remember how to factor the first half of the equation help me out asap please guys

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Find two numbers that add to make the coefficient of x (in this case, -5) and that multiply to make the constant term multiplied by the coefficient of x^2 (in this case, -2 x 3 = -6)

Two numbers that work are -6 and +1

-6 x +1 = -6

-6 + -1 = -5

2. Split the middle term into the two numbers that you found.

3x^2 -6x +x -2 = 0

I've put the -6 on the left side because in our next step, when we factorise, it will be easier than having the numbers the other way around.

3. Factorise the left side by taking out common factors from each pair. The pairs I'm talking about here are '3x^2 and -6x', and 'x and -2'

3x (x-2) +1 (x-2) = 0

4. You now have two numbers both being multiplied by the term x-2. We can rearrange this equation to give us two brackets being multiplied by each other.

(3x + 1) (x-2) = 0

5. According to the Null Factor Law, if two terms are multiplied together and the result is 0, then one of those terms must be 0. Make both terms equal to 0 and solve each for x.

3x + 1 = 0              x-2 = 0

3x = -1                   x = 2

x = -1/3

6. The solutions to this equation are x = 2 and x = -1/3

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Start by separating (not factoring) -5x.  For example, we might get {-2x, - 3x} (note how these combine to produce -5x).  Might have to try several combinations to find the right one.

Then 3x^2 -5x -2=0 could possibly be x(3x - 2) - (3x - 2), or

                                                                x(3x - 2) - 1(3x - 2).

Notice how the factor (3x - 2) shows up twice.  If we factor out (3x - 2) we are left with (x - 1).  We check these results by multiplying (3x - 2) and (x - 1) together, so we can be sure that the result is the original 3x^2 -5x -2=0.

(3x - 2)(x - 1) = 3x^2 - 3x - 2x + 1 results in 3x^2 - 5x + 2.  Unfortunately, the sign of that 2 is incorrect; we'd hoped for -2, not +2.

To check this further, I used synthetic division with 1 as divisor; the remainder is -4, which tells us that (x - 1) is not a factor of 3x^2 -5x -2=0.

Please double check to ensure that you have copied this problem down correctly.

Given that Triangle ABC such that
a=8cm, b=7cm and c=9cm
tem and c= 9cm find Cos B​

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Answer:

We use cosine rule also called cosine law which states

c^2=a^2+b^2-2abcosC

given

a=8cm, b=7cm, c=9cm cos C?

9^2=8^+7^2-2*8*7 cos C

expand

81=64+49-112 cos C

like terms together

81-113=-112 cos C

-32=-112cos C

multiply both sides by -1

32=112cos C

divide both sides by 112

32/112=cos C

cosC=0.2857

find cos inverse of 0.2857

angle C= 73.40

In which number is the value of the 6 ten times the value of the 6 in the number
6,000?

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Answer:

600

Step-by-step explanation:

the value of 6 in 6000 is thousands

600x10=6000

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

find the value of x,

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Answer:

for the first one they are opposite angles so they are the same degrees so x=15 I forget adjacent angles so idk the second one sorry

Practice:
1. What is the product of – 2x^3 + 8 and - 4x?
2. What is the product of yx^2and (6y^2x - yx)?
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the weights of cars passing over a Bridge have a mean of 3550 lb and a standard deviation of 870 lb. Assume that the weights of the cars passing over the bridge, Lee distributed. Use the empirical rule to estimate the percentage of the cars going over the bridge whose weights are more than 4420 lbs.

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Answer:

  a.  16%

Step-by-step explanation:

The difference from the mean is ...

  (x - µ) = 4420 lb -3550 lb = 870 lb

Then the minimum Z-score of the traffic of interest is ...

  (x - µ)/σ = (870 lb)/(870 lb) = 1

__

The "empirical rule" tells you that 68% of a normal distribution is within 1 σ (Z = ±1) of the mean. If 68% is inside that range, then the remaining 32% is outside that range. The normal distribution is symmetrical about the mean, so half that quantity is below Z = -1, and the other half, 16%, is above Z=1.

About 16% of the cars have weights more than 4420 pounds.

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Answer:

g(n) = - 19 + (n - 1)*6

Step-by-step explanation:

The way to do this is to try a couple and then see if you can make some sort of equation that follows the rule.

g(1) = - 19

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g(2) = g(2 - 1) + 6

g(2) = g(1) + 6

g(2) = -19 + 6

g(2) = -13

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g(3) = g(2) + 6

g(3) = -13 + 6

g(3) = - 7

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g(4) = g(3) + 6

g(4) = - 7 + 6

g(4) = - 1

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g(5) = 5

g(6) =11

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Now the hard part. You have to start  with - 19

The nth term is g(n) = - 19 + (n - 1)*6

Now see if it works.

g(7) = - 19 + (7 - 1)*6

g(7) = - 19 + 6 * 6

g(7) = -19 + 36

g(7) = 17

Is that correct?

g(7) = g(n - 1) + 6

g(7) = g(6) + 6

g(7) = 11 + 6

g(7) = 17 Seems to be the same as the explicit formula gives.

A farmer harvested 21 1/4 fewer bushels of sweet corn this year than the previous year. If the farmer's sweet corn crop is planted across 3 acres, what is the average loss per acre?

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Answer: 85/12 fewer bushels per acre

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi, to answer this question we have to write an expression with the information given and solve it:

We simply have to divide the total loss (21 1/4) by the number of acres (3):

Mathematically speaking:

21 1/4 ÷3 = (21(4) +1)/4 ÷3 = 85/4 ÷ 3= 85/12 fewer bushels per acre

Feel free to ask for more if needed or if you did not understand something  

The average loss per acre is [tex]7\frac{1}{12}[/tex]

The average loss per acre = difference in bushels harvested last year and this year ÷ total number of acres

[tex]21\frac{1}{4}[/tex] ÷ 3

In order to solve this question, the mixed number has to be changed to an improper fraction.

Steps to take :  

1. Multiply the whole number by the denominator ( 4 x 21 = 84)

2. Add the numerator to the answer gotten in the previous step (84 + 1 = 85)

3. divide the number gotten in the previous step by the denominator (85/4)

[tex]\frac{85}{4}[/tex] ÷ 3

= [tex]\frac{85}{4}[/tex] × [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{85}{12}[/tex] = [tex]7\frac{1}{12}[/tex]

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in a given year, the rate of flu infection for the general public was 8.3%. And sample of 200 people who receive the flu vaccine, the rate of flu infection was just 3.5%. What conclusion should you draw?​

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Answer:

[tex]\fbox{\begin{minipage}{10em}Option A is correct\end{minipage}}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Define significance level

In this hypothesis testing problem, significance levels α is selected: [tex]0.05[/tex], the associated z-value from Laplace table:

Φ([tex]z[/tex]) = α - [tex]0.5 = 0.05 - 0.5 = -0.45[/tex]

=> [tex]z[/tex] = [tex]-1.645[/tex]

Step 2: Define null hypothesis ([tex]H_{0}[/tex]) and alternative hypothesis ([tex]H_{1}[/tex])

[tex]H_{0}[/tex] : rate of flu infection [tex]p[/tex] = 8.3% or 8.3/100 = 0.083

[tex]H_{1}[/tex] : rate of flu infection [tex]p[/tex] < 8.3% or 8.3/100 = 0.083

Step 3: Apply the formula to check test statistic:

[tex]K = \frac{f - p}{\sqrt{p(1 - p)} } * \sqrt{n}[/tex]

with [tex]f[/tex] is actual sampling percent, [tex]p[/tex] is rate of flu infection of [tex]H_{0}[/tex], [tex]n[/tex] is number of samples.

The null hypothesis will be rejected if [tex]K < z[/tex]

Step 4: Calculate the value of K and compare with [tex]z[/tex]

[tex]K = \frac{(\frac{3.5}{100}) - 0.083}{\sqrt{0.083(1 - 0.083)} } * \sqrt{200} = -2.46[/tex]  

We have [tex]-2.46 < -1.645[/tex]

=>This is good evidence to reject null hypothesis.

=> The actual rate is lower. (As [tex]H_{1}[/tex] states)

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You can play a game with a wheel whose rim is divided into equal sections marked with the numbers from 1 to 20. If you play, the attendant will spin the wheel and a ball will land in a random section. If the number the ball lands on is even, you win $34. If the number the ball lands on is odd, you win nothing. If you play the game, what is the expected payoff?

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Answer:

" Expected Payoff " - 17 Dollars ; Type in 17

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the probability of landing in an odd section;

[tex]Sections of the Wheel - 20 Sections,\\Numbers Numbered On the Wheel - 1 To 20,\\\\Odd Numbers = Even Numbers,\\Odd Numbers = 20 / 2 = 10,\\Even Numbers = Odd Numbers = 10,\\\\Probability of Spinning Even - 10 / 20 = ( Simplified ) 1 / 2,\\Money Won = 34 Dollars,\\\\Proportionality - 1 / 2 = x / 34, Where, x = " Expected Payoff "\\1 / 2 = x / 34,\\2x = 34,\\x = 17 Dollars,\\\\Conclusion ; " Expected Payoff " = 17 Dollars[/tex]

Solution ; Provided Directly Above

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Answer:

Where are the questions....?

Answer:

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Well there aren't any question up here!!

Step-by-step explanation:

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Anna has 2 purple lipsticks, 3 red lipsticks and 3 pink lipsticks in her kit. She picks one lipstick, record its color, puts it back in the kit and draws another lipstick. What is the probability of taking out a purple lipstick followed by the red lipstick?

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Answer:

9/64

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a probability problem on selection with replacement, that is the sample size does not change after each selection or event.

Given data

2 purple lipsticks,

3 red lipsticks and

3 pink lipsticks

The sample space s=(2,3,3)

The sample size= 8

1. the probability of taking a purple lipstick Pr(purple)= [tex]\frac{3}{8} \\[/tex]

2.the probability of taking a red lipstick Pr(red)= [tex]\frac{3}{8}[/tex]

probability of taking out a purple lipstick followed by the red lipstick is

[tex]= \frac{3}{8} * \frac{3}{8} = \frac{9}{64}[/tex]

Given the following functions, find each: f(x)=x2+5x−14 g(x)=x−2 (f+g)(x)= (f−g)(x)=

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Answer:

(f+g)(x) = x²+5x-14 + (x-2)

           = x²+5x-14+x-2 = x²+6x-16

(f-g)(x) = x²+5x-14 - (x-2)

          = x²+5x-14 - x+2

          = x²+5x-14-x+2 = x²+4x-12

Students in a political science course were asked to describe their politics as "Liberal", "Moderate", or "Conservative." Here are the results:

Politics

Liberal
Moderate
Conservative
Total
Female
40
34
14
88
Male
48
50
26
124
Total
88
84
40
212

Given that the student is male what is the probability that he considers himself to be a "Liberal"? Round your answer to three decimal places if necessary.
a.
0.226
c.
0.387
b.
0.415
d.
0.455


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

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Answer:

Answer is a (A)

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer is a (A)

(A) is the Answer

I had this question on a test

Please explain and show work. In the function f(x)=cos⁡x, f(x) is multiplied by a factor of 3, x is replaced with 4x and 5 is added to the function. Explain the effects this has on the graph of the function (i.e. horizontally, vertically, compressed, stretched, etc.).

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Your graph will actually look like an oscillation (wave), it will be more compressed horizontally. As the value of x increases withe very whole number, your graph will compress horizontally. More like in the image below.

The y-intercept of the graph of y=(x-c)(x-d)^3 is

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Answer:

Just Make x=0

[tex]y_i=(-c)(-d)^3=cd^3[/tex]

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