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A rectangular carpet was too large for a room. By taking 1 foot off of each side of the carpet the area of the new carpet is 26

square feet smaller. What are the dimensions of the original carpet?

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vovangra [49]3 years ago

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Answer:

the original carpet dimensions is 46 sqauere feet;

Step-by-step explanation:

becuse when you add one feet in either side it will be 46

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Step-by-step explanation:

For each young adult, there are only two possible outcomes. Either they prefer McDonalds, or they prefer burger king. The probability of an adult prefering McDonalds is independent from other adults. So we use the binomial probability distribution to solve this question.

Binomial probability distribution

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And p is the probability of X happening.

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This means that $p = 0.5$

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(a) What is the probability that more than 7 preferred McDonald's?

$P(X > 7) = P(X = 8) + P(X = 9) + P(X = 10) + P(X = 11) + P(X = 12)$

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$P(X = x) = C_{n,x}.p^{x}.(1-p)^{n-x}$

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$P(X = 10) = C_{12,10}.(0.5)^{10}.(0.5)^{2} = 0.016$

$P(X = 11) = C_{12,11}.(0.5)^{11}.(0.5)^{1} = 0.003$

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$P(X = x) = C_{n,x}.p^{x}.(1-p)^{n-x}$

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0.787 = 78.7% probability that between 3 and 7 (inclusive) preferred McDonald's

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So

0.787 = 78.7% probability that between 3 and 7 (inclusive) preferred Burger King

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Step-by-step explanation:

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