4.3 I’m pretty sure is the correct answer
Step-by-step explanation:
The general form of a straight line is y = mx + c, where m is the line's slope and c is the y-intercept.
For y = 3x + 2, the slope is positive 3 and the y-intercept is 2. The line should rise up and pass through the point (0, 2).
We are between Options B and C.
In Graph B, the line raises by 4 units for every 2 units across. Hence its slope is 4/2 = 2.
In Graph C, the line raises by 3 units for every 1 unit across. Hence its slope is 3/1 = 3.
Since we want 3 as the slope,
The answer is Option C.
The two pieces are continuous for every
So, our only concern is to make sure that the pieces "glue" continuously at x=7.
To ensure this, we evaluate both pieces at x=7, and impose that the two values are equal.
The first piece evaluates to
The second piece evaluates to
So, we want
We move all terms involving c to the left hand side, and all the numerical constants on the right hand side:
To find the z-score for a weight of 196 oz., use
A table for the cumulative distribution function for the normal distribution (see picture) gives the area 0.9772 BELOW the z-score z = 2. Carl is wondering about the percentage of boxes with weights ABOVE z = 2. The total area under the normal curve is 1, so subtract .9772 from 1.0000.
1.0000 - .9772 = 0.0228, so about 2.3% of the boxes will weigh more than 196 oz.