Which inequality is the solution to 20 + 2 < x/3 - 8?
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Answer: A) .1587
Step-by-step explanation:
Given : The amount of soda a dispensing machine pours into a 12-ounce can of soda follows a normal distribution with a mean of 12.30 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.20 ounce.
i.e. and
Let x denotes the amount of soda in any can.
Every can that has more than 12.50 ounces of soda poured into it must go through a special cleaning process before it can be sold.
Then, the probability that a randomly selected can will need to go through the mentioned process = probability that a randomly selected can has more than 12.50 ounces of soda poured into it =
Hence, the required probability= A) 0.1587
<h3>Answer: 12</h3>
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Explanation:
The two integers multiply to 36, so,
ab = 36
which solves to
a = 36/b
Then we want to add the numbers such that we get the smallest possible result.
a+b = (36/b)+b
So we want (36/b)+b to be as small as possible.
Let's say we replace b with x and we consider this function
f(x) = (36/x) + x
The goal is to find when f(x) is smallest, ie, we want to minimize the function.
If we were to graph out the function, we get the curve shown below.
To make things easier, we'll only focus on positive values of x.
The lowest part of the curve is what we're after. Using the "minimum" function/feature on the graphing calculator, we would then find the lowest point occurs at (6,12). This point is considered a local minimum because it's the lowest point in that given neighborhood of x values.
So the input x = 6 leads to the smallest output f(x) = 12.
This in turn means b = 6 is going to pair with a = 36/b = 36/6 = 6.
In short, a = 6 and b = 6.
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As a check,
a*b = 6*6 = 36
a+b = 6+6 = 12
We can make a table of various values to help confirm that 12 is the smallest sum.
Side note: If you're not allowed to use a graphing calculator, then you'll need to use calculus.