The absolute value makes it 9
D since (-5 x -5) = 25 and (7 x -8) = -56. Add 25 and -56 and your answer is D. -31
For a two-tailed test we need to halve 0.01, giving 0.005. Then we need to sutract 0.005 from 0.5, giving 0.5 - 0.005 = 0.495. Looking up the p value of 0.495 in an inverse normal probability table we obtain the value z = 2.5758. Therefore the critical values are -2.5758 and 2.5758.
1) Create was we already know in the equation. 16=-7(-3)+b. (This is using the initial equation of y=mx+b.)
2) Simplify and solve for b: 16=21+b = -5=b
3) Replug your be value into your equation: y=-7x-5.
Answer
y=-7x-5
Words: y equals negative seven x, minus five.