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3 years ago

How maby solutions does this have 8 + 2 (x - 6 ) = -2 +2x - 2

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LekaFEV [45]3 years ago

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Answer:

This has infinite solutions.

Step-by-step explanation:

Key skills needed are: One variable equations, Algebra, Adding/Subtracting Like Terms

1) We first start with the equation: 8 + 2 (x - 6 ) = -2 +2x - 2

2) We first need to use distribution property for the parentheses.

We need to distribute the 2 to the x and the -6.

3) This would be 8 + 2x - 12 = -2 +2x - 2

4) The next thing to do is combine like terms.

Like terms are terms with the same variable, or no variable at all. 8 and 6 would be like terms, and 2x and 4x would be like terms. 2x^2 and 4x would not be like terms as one has x^2 and the other has only x.

3) Now you know what like terms are, you can implement this into the problem --> Combine the 8 and 12 on the left side + Combine the -2 and -2 on the right side ----> 2x-4 = 2x-4

4) Since both sides have the same exact thing (both sides have 2x-4) this equation has infinite solutions.

Hope you understood and have a nice day!! :D

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We need to check if we can use the normal approximation , the conditions are:

$np=100*0.97=97>10$ and $n(1-p)=100*(1-0.97)=3$

On this case the second condition is not satisfied, but the problem says that we can use it. So then if we apply the normal approximation to the binomial distribution in our case:

$X \sim N(\mu=97,\sigma=1.706)$