33=17x-18 add 18 both sides
51=17x. divide 17 both sides
3 = x
Let
and
. Then


and


The expression under the square root can be rewritten as

Recall that

so that

and assuming
and
, we end up with

so that

as required.
Answer: P = 8/15
Explanation:
There are 30 contact in total
And there are 16 contacts are people he met at school
P = 16/30 = 8/15
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
Probability (P) is calculated as
P = 
The first required outcome is a red sweet from a total of 3 + 5 = 8
P( red) = 
There are now 2 red left and a count of 7, since 1 has been eaten, thus
P( second red ) = 
P( red and red ) =
×
=
= 