The answer is 27 because the are nine options which can be recombined in 3 independent ways. Therefore, 9*3=27
You have to find what x equals i think
Complete Question
A magazine provided results from a poll of 500 adults who were asked to identify their favorite pie. Among the 500 respondents, 12 % chose chocolate pie, and the margin of error was given as plus or minus 5 percentage points.What values do
, n, E, and p represent? If the confidence level is 90%, what is the value of
?
Answer:
a
is the sample proportion
is the sample size is 
is the margin of error is 
represents the proportion of those that did not chose chocolate pie i.e 
b

Step-by-step explanation:
Here
is the sample proportion
is the sample size is 
represents the proportion of those that did not chose chocolate pie i.e



is the margin of error is 
Generally
is the level of significance and it value is mathematically evaluated as

Where
is the confidence level which is given in this question as 
So


Janes weight = x
Twelve pounds less than twice janes weight is 270 pounds
12 less than 2x is 270
2x -12 = 270 (add 12 to each side)
2x = 270 + 12
2x = 282 (divide 2 from each side)
x = 282/2
x = 141
The answer is 141 pounds