861 divided by 3:
How many times does 3 go into 8? 2 x 3 = 6
Subtract 6 from 8 to get a remainder of 2, and bring down 6 to get 26.
How many times does 3 go into 26? 8 x 3 = 24
Subtract 24 from 26 to get a remainder of 2, and bring down 1 to get 21.
How many times does 3 go into 21? EXACTLY 7 times. 7 x 3 = 21
Collect all numbers in bold to get…. 287!
Therefore, 861 divided by 3 = 287.
If scores on an exam follow an approximately normal distribution with a mean of 76.4 and a standard deviation of 6.1 points, then the minimum score you would need to be in the top 2% is equal to 88.929.
A problem of this type in mathematics can be characterized as a normal distribution problem. We can use the z-score to solve it by using the formula;
Z = x - μ / σ
In this formula the standard score is represented by Z, the observed value is represented by x, the mean is represented by μ, and the standard deviation is represented by σ.
The p-value can be used to determine the z-score with the help of a standard table.
As we have to find the minimum score to be in the top 2%, p-value = 0.02
The z-score that is found to correspond with this p-value of 0.02 in the standard table is 2.054
Therefore,
2.054 = x - 76.4 ÷ 6.1
2.054 × 6.1 = x - 76.4
12.529 = x - 76.4
12.529 + 76.4 = x
x = 88.929
Hence 88.929 is calculated to be the lowest score required to be in the top 2%.
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Answer:
u = -5/9
General Formulas and Concepts:
<u>Pre-Algebra</u>
- Order of Operations: BPEMDAS
- Equality Properties
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Step 1: Define equation</u>
-3(u + 2) = 5u - 1 + 5(2u + 1)
<u>Step 2: Solve for </u><em><u>u</u></em>
- Distribute: -3u - 6 = 5u - 1 + 10u + 5
- Combine like terms: -3u - 6 = 15u + 4
- Add 3u to both sides: -6 = 18u + 4
- Subtract 4 on both sides: -10 = 18u
- Divide 18 on both sides: -10/18 = u
- Simplify: -5/9 = u
- Rewrite: u = -5/9
<u>Step 3: Check</u>
<em>Plug in u into the original equation to verify it's a solution.</em>
- Substitute in <em>u</em>: -3(-5/9 + 2) = 5(-5/9) - 1 + 5(2(-5/9) + 1)
- Multiply: -3(-5/9 + 2) = -25/9 - 1 + 5(-10/9 + 1)
- Add: -3(13/9) = -25/9 - 1 + 5(-1/9)
- Multiply: -13/3 = -25/9 - 1 - 5/9
- Subtract: -13/3 = -34/9 - 5/9
- Subtract: -13/3 = -13/3
Here we see that -13/3 does indeed equal -13/3.
∴ u = -5/9 is a solution of the equation.
