The manager at a movie theater collects data on comedy and action movie attendance to

If f(x) =[x] −2 + 8, what is f(−1.8)? 4 6 10 12

Agata [3.3K]

F(x) = [x] - 2 + 8
[x] is the notation for 'greatest integer function'
f(-1.8) = [-1.8] - 2 + 8 = -2 -2 + 8 = 4
The answer is 4

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Two bicyclists are 7/8 of the way through a mile long tunnel when a train approaches the closer end at 40 mph. The riders take o

Anastaziya [24]

Answer:

the cyclists rode at 35 mph

Step-by-step explanation:

Assuming that the cyclists stopped, and accelerated instantaneously at the same speed than before but in opposite direction , then

distance= speed*time

since the cyclists and the train reaches the end of the tunnel at the same time and denoting L as the length of the tunnel :

time = distance covered by cyclists / speed of cyclists = distance covered by train / speed of the train

thus denoting v as the speed of the cyclists :

7/8*L / v = L / 40 mph

v = 7/8 * 40 mph = 35 mph

v= 35 mph

thus the cyclists rode at 35 mph

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n 2019, approximately 97.4% of all the runners who started the Boston Marathon (in Boston, Massachusetts, USA) were able to comp

Zarrin [17]

Answer:

0.1199 = 11.99% probability that at least 5 of them did not finish the marathon

Step-by-step explanation:

For each runner, there are only two possible outcomes. Either they finished the marathon, or they did not. The probability of a runner completing the marathon is independent of any other runner. This means that the binomial probability distribution is used to solve this question.

Binomial probability distribution

The binomial probability is the probability of exactly x successes on n repeated trials, and X can only have two outcomes.

$P(X = x) = C_{n,x}.p^{x}.(1-p)^{n-x}$

In which $C_{n,x}$ is the number of different combinations of x objects from a set of n elements, given by the following formula.

$C_{n,x} = \frac{n!}{x!(n-x)!}$

And p is the probability of X happening.

97.4% finished:

This means that 100 - 97.4 = 2.6% = 0.026 did not finish, which means that $p = 0.026$

100 runners are chosen at random

This means that $n = 100$

Find the probability that at least 5 of them did not finish the marathon

This is:

$P(X \geq 5) = 1 - P(X < 5)$

In which

$P(X < 5) = P(X = 0) + P(X = 1) + P(X = 2) + P(X = 3) + P(X = 4)$

$P(X = x) = C_{n,x}.p^{x}.(1-p)^{n-x}$

$P(X = 0) = C_{100,0}.(0.026)^{0}.(0.974)^{100} = 0.0718$

$P(X = 1) = C_{100,1}.(0.026)^{1}.(0.974)^{99} = 0.1916$

$P(X = 2) = C_{100,2}.(0.026)^{2}.(0.974)^{98} = 0.2531$

$P(X = 3) = C_{100,3}.(0.026)^{3}.(0.974)^{97} = 0.2207$

$P(X = 4) = C_{100,4}.(0.026)^{4}.(0.974)^{96} = 0.1429$

$P(X < 5) = P(X = 0) + P(X = 1) + P(X = 2) + P(X = 3) + P(X = 4) = 0.0718 + 0.1916 + 0.2531 + 0.2207 + 0.1429 = 0.8801$

$P(X \geq 5) = 1 - P(X < 5) = 1 - 0.8801 = 0.1199$

0.1199 = 11.99% probability that at least 5 of them did not finish the marathon

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Lisa the numbers least to greatest -2/5 -2.47 -2 1/2 5 21/4

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Answer:

least to greatest are:

-2.5, -2.47, -2/5, 5, 21/4

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2 years ago

the rectangle poster shown at the right measures 2w-30 by w. the poster has an area of 5400 cm^2. what is the value of a?

Lemur [1.5K]

This is the concept of algebra, to get the values of the unknown we proceed as follows:
Length=(2w-30) cm
width=w
Area=length×width
=w(2w-30)=5400
=2w^2-30w=5400
hence
2w^2-30w-5400=0
solving the quadratic we get:
w^2-15w-2700=0
thus
(w+45)(w-60)=0
hence
w=-45 or w=60
since there is no negative dimension we shall take w=60
thus the value of w=60

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