Answer:
a=−2
Step-by-step explanation:
5 is in the thousands place. 6 is in the hundreds place. 7 is in the tens place. 8 is in the ones place. 3 is in the tenths place. 2 is in the hundreths place. 1 is in the thousandths place.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Assuming there is a punitive removal of one point for an incorrect response.
Five undiscernable choices: 20% chance of guessing correctly -- Expectation: 0.20*(1) + 0.80*(-1) = -0.60
Four undiscernable choices: 25% chance of guessing correctly -- Expectation: 0.25*(1) + 0.75*(-1) = -0.50
I'll use 0.33 as an approzimation for 1/3
Three undiscernable choices: 33% chance of guessing correctly -- Expectation: 0.33*(1) + 0.67*(-1) = -0.33 <== The approximation is a little ugly.
Two undiscernable choices: 50% chance of guessing correctly -- Expectation: 0.50*(1) + 0.50*(-1) = 0.00
And thus we see that only if you can remove three is guessing neutral. There is no time when guessing is advantageous.
One Correct Answer: 100% chance of guessing correctly -- Expectation: 1.00*(1) + 0.00*(-1) = 1.00
The answer is -12x^4y^4 !
