Let be "x" the number of colored pencils in the box.
According to the information given in the exercise, there are 84 pencils in the box and 53 of them are regular pencils.
Knowing this information, you can set up the following equation:
Finally, you have to solve for the variable "x" in order to find its value. In order to do this, you can apply the Subtraction property of equality by subtracting 53 from both sides of the equation:
The answer is: There are 31 colored pencils in the box.
Answer:
Probability that detector B goes off is '0.615'
Step-by-step explanation:
Given that:
1) Probability that detector A goes off and detector B does not go off is 0.25.
2)Probability that detector A does not go off is 0.35.
3)Probability that detector A goes off is (1-0.35)=0.65
Assuming that
Probability that detector B goes off is 'p' Hence the probability that detector B does not goes off is (1-p)
Thus the probability that detector A goes off and detector B does not go off is product of the individual probabilities
Probability that detector B goes off is '0.615'