5x + 3. You can also synthetically divide because of the linear divisor
Answer : option A
To find the range of scores that represents the middle 50 % of the student who took the test , we find inter quartile
Inter quartile range is the middle 50% of the given range of scores.
The difference between the upper quartile and lower quartile is the inter quartile that is middle 50%
From the diagram , we can see that
Upper quartile = 89
lower quartile = 65
So range is 65% to 89%
So sum the prime factors up
25=5*5, 5+5=10
26=2*13, 2+13=15
27=3*3*3, 3+3+3=9
15>10>9
26 is biggest
pick 26
A + b = 15 ..... eq 1
a – b = 12 ...... eq 2
So a = 15 – b
Substitute in eq 2 :
15 – b – b = 12
15 – 2b = 12
–2b = 12 – 15
b = 1.5
So a = 15 – 3/2 = 13.5
4ab = 4 x 13.5 x 1.5 = 81
