If a probability distribution is 5/12, 1/6, 1/3, x, what is the value of x

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2 answers:

wolverine [178]3 years ago

5 0

The probabilities of all possible outcomes in a distribution must sum to 1.

$\dfrac5{12}+\dfrac16+\dfrac13+x=1\implies x=\dfrac1{12}$

mojhsa [17]3 years ago

4 0

Answer:

1/12 C

Step-by-step explanation:

5/12

1/6=2/12

1/3=4/12

5/12-3=2/12

2/12+2=4/12

4/12-3= 1/12

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wolverine [178]

Answer:

Approximately 3.5 feet - Option B

Step-by-step explanation:

Imagine that you have this walkway around the garden, with dimensions 30 by 20 feet. This walkway has a difference of x feet between it's length, and say the dimension 30 feet. In fact it has a difference of x along both dimensions - on either ends. Therefore, the increases length and width should be 30 + 2x, and 20 + 2x, which is with respect to an increases area of 1,000 square feet.

( 30 + 2x ) $*$ ( 20 + 2x ) = 1000 - Expand "( 30 + 2x ) $*$ ( 20 + 2x )"

600 + 100x + 4 $x^2$ = 1000 - Subtract 1000 on either side, making on side = 0

4 $x^2$ + 100x - 400 = 0 - Take the "quadratic equation formula"

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$x=\frac{-100+\sqrt{100^2-4\cdot \:4\left(-400\right)}}{2\cdot \:4}:\quad \frac{5\left(\sqrt{41}-5\right)}{2}$ ,

$x=\frac{-100-\sqrt{100^2-4\cdot \:4\left(-400\right)}}{2\cdot \:4}:\quad -\frac{5\left(5+\sqrt{41}\right)}{2}$

There can't be a negative width of the walkway, hence our solution should be ( in exact terms ) $\frac{5\left(\sqrt{41}-5\right)}{2}$ . The approximated value however is 3.5081...or approximately 3.5 feet.