That's an equation that describes a linear and proportional relationship between 'x' and 'y'. The graph of that equation is a straight line through the origin whose slope is. 1/3 .
Yes, 23 has an inverse mod 1000 because gcd(23, 1000) = 1 (i.e. they are coprime).
Let <em>x</em> be the inverse. Then <em>x</em> is such that
23<em>x</em> ≡ 1 (mod 1000)
Use the Euclidean algorithm to solve for <em>x</em> :
1000 = 43×23 + 11
23 = 2×11 + 1
→ 1 ≡ 23 - 2×11 (mod 1000)
→ 1 ≡ 23 - 2×(1000 - 43×23) (mod 1000)
→ 1 ≡ 23 - 2×1000 + 86×23 (mod 1000)
→ 1 ≡ 87×23 - 2×1000 ≡ 87×23 (mod 1000)
→ 23⁻¹ ≡ 87 (mod 1000)
20% decrease should be the answer
Mean = (1+1+2+3+3+3+4+5)/8 = 22/8 = 2.75
answer
mean = 2.75
