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Review the bar graph below:

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Scrat [10]3 years ago

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Answer:

B. 12.5%

Step-by-step explanation:

Add all the hours together to get 20. We make the assumption that 20 is 100% since it is our output value. We next represent the value we seek with x. From step 1, it follows that 100%=20. In the same vein, x%=2.5.This gives us a pair of simple equations:

100%=20(1)

x%=2.5(2)

By simply dividing equation 1 by equation 2 and taking note of the fact that both the LHS (left hand side) of both equations have the same unit (%); we have

$\frac{100}{x}$ = $\frac{20}{2.5}$

Taking the inverse (or reciprocal) of both sides gives us this:

$\frac{x}{100} =\frac{2.5}{20}$

>> x=12.5\%

Therefore, 2.5 is 12.5% of 20.

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The geometric distribution is the number of failures expected before you get a success in a series of Bernoulli trials.

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$f(1) = (1-0.383)^{1}*(0.383) = 0.236$

$f(2) = (1-0.383)^{2}*(0.383) = 0.146$

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$P = f(0) + f(1) + f(2) + f(3) = 0.383 + 0.236 + 0.146 + 0.09 = 0.855$

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We are working with discrete data, so 3.66 is rounded up to 4.

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$P(X \leq 3) + P(X \geq 4) = 1$