What is 3x+2x(x-1)=9x+4

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3x+2(x-1)=9x=4
We move all terms to the left:
3x+2(x-1)-(9x)=0
We add all the numbers together, and all the variables
-6x+2(x-1)=0
We multiply parentheses
-6x+2x-2=0
We add all the numbers together, and all the variables
-4x-2=0
We move all terms containing x to the left, all other terms to the right
-4x=2
x=2/-4
x=-1/2

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a) Probability of both being males is 27%

b) Probability of both being females is 23%

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Step-by-step explanation:

The probability that the birth is a male can be written as

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While the probability that the birth is a female can be written as

$p(f) = 0.48$ (which corresponds to 48%)

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$p(mm)=0.52\cdot 0.52 = 0.27$

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$p(ff)$

As in the previous case, the probability of the 2nd child to be a female is independent from whether the 1st one is a male or a female: therefore, we can apply the rule for independent events, and this means that the probability that both children are females is the product of the individual probability of a child being a female:

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