Answer:
(x + 9)(x - 8)
Step-by-step explanation:
f(x) = x^2 + x - 72
= x^2 - 8x + 9x - 72
= (x^2 - 8x) + (9x - 72)
= x(x - 8) + 9(x - 8)
= (x + 9)(x - 8)
Part A
Use the binomial probability distribution formula.
p = 0.54 = probability of getting a purple marble
n = 5 = sample size
x = 2 = number of purple we want to get

The
portion is from the nCr combination formula. The exclamation marks indicate a factorial.
Alternatively, you could use Pascal's Triangle for that portion.
<h3>Answer: 0.283831776</h3>
This decimal value is exact. Round it however you need to.
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Part B
To find the expected value, aka the mean, we multiply the sample size and probability of getting a purple marble on any single selection.
n*p = 5*0.54 = 2.7
<h3>Answer: 2.7</h3>
Take all the zero's away and multiply the numbers that are left.
which is 1*1=1 now add all of the zeros to that one which will turn it into
10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
which is the answer
B. The mean; in a normal distribution, the mean is always greater than the median