The answer is a) although they are not independent, since they are less than 5% of the population, they can be treated as independent.
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
We can let b and c represent the cost of a book and the cost of a CD, respectively. Then the purchases can be described by ...
3b +7c = 79
5b +2c = 35
Using Cramer's rule to find the solution, we have ...
b = (7(35)-2(79))/(7(5) -2(3)) = 87/29 = 3
c = (79(5)-35(3))/29 = 290/29 = 10
The cost of each book was $3; the cost of each CD was $10.
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Cramer's rule tells you the solution to ...
ax +by = c
dx +ey = g
is ...
x = (bg -ec)/(bd -ea)
y = (cd -ga)/(bd -ea) . . . . same denominator
This solution is fully equivalent to using elimination or substitution to solve the problem. Using these formulas effectively "cuts to the chase" without all the intermediate steps. The cross-multiplying pattern of differences is not hard to memorize.