I got X=11
Minus 7x on both sides
The equation the becomes :
-2x +179=157
Subtract 179 from both sides
Equation now is:
-2x= -22
Divide -2 on both sides
X= 11
The left side can be written as a square. We can take the square root, then subtract 1.
... (x +1)² = 17
... x +1 = ±√17
... x = -1 ±√17
<span>X/2 = 4/16
This is where you would use cross-multiplication.
Multiply the x with 16 and the 2 with 4.
16x = 8
Now divide everything by 16.
x = 0.5</span>
Answer: b) The data is spread close to the mean
Step-by-step explanation: Theoretically, when the standard deviation of a statistical data is large or high, it simply means that the values in such statistical data set are farther away from the mean, On the other hand when the standard deviation is small or low, it simply means that the values of such statistical data are close to the mean of those data on average.
Therefore Judy's low standard deviation for her project simply indicates that her statistical data set is spread close to the mean.
