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3 years ago

Which brand of rice is the better buy? Explain your reasoning.

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2 answers:

irina1246 [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

I think so Brand B should be bought because more ounces of rice in just a little bit expensive than brand A and more ounces of rice would work in just 3.19 dollars.

Ad libitum [116K]3 years ago

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So you have to divide the amount by how many you’re buying and get the unit rate per each ounce so the answer is b

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$\frac{H}{h}=\frac{A}{a}$ (1)

We know all these lengths except $H$ , which is the value we want to to find.

So, in order to approach this problem we have to find $H$ from equation (1):

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Binomial probability distribution

The binomial probability is the probability of exactly x successes on n repeated trials, and X can only have two outcomes.

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

In which $C_{n,x}$ is the number of different combinations of x objects from a set of n elements, given by the following formula.

$C_{n,x} = \frac{n!}{x!(n-x)!}$

And p is the probability of X happening.

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This means that $n = 16$

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At most 3 including an order, which is:

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In which

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Where,

C: The constant of proportionality

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V∝ r^2

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