Which of the following is equivalent to (n-3)(n-5) a. n2-8n+15, b. n2+8n-15, c. n2-15n+8

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Foil the binomials

First: n*n=n^2
Outer: n*-5=-5n
Inner: -3*n=-3n
Last: -3*-5=15

Put it together and simplify
n^2-5n-3n+15
n^2-8n+15

Final answer: A

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A confidence interval is "a range of values that’s likely to include a population value with a certain degree of confidence. It is often expressed a % whereby a population means lies between an upper and lower interval".

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$\bar X \pm z_{\alpha/2}\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}$ (1)

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