The administrator of a county's museum is considering increasing the price of an annual pass by 1% from $55 to $55.55. At the cu
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To expand two terms such as these, we can use the method called FOIL (stands for First, Outer, Inner, Last). Here is what I mean:
We have two terms: (x - 2)(x - 1)
We should first multiply the First two terms of each term in order to complete the F stage:
(x)*(x) =
So then, we take the two outer terms and multiply them together to complete the O stage:
(x)*(-1) = -x
So far we have two things that we have calculated; at the end of the FOIL process we will have four.
To keep going with the FOIL, we now multiply the two inner terms to complete the I stage:
(-2)*(x) = -2x
Last but not least, we need to complete the L stage - so we multiply the two last terms of each term:
(-2)*(-1) = 2
Now that we have our four terms, let us add them together and combine like terms:
Since -x and -2x both have the x portion in common and they are added together, we can add them to create one single term:
-x + (-2x) = -3x
So now that we have our terms completed, we can combine into one polynomial equation:
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We have two terms: (x - 2)(x - 1)
We should first multiply the First two terms of each term in order to complete the F stage:
(x)*(x) =
So then, we take the two outer terms and multiply them together to complete the O stage:
(x)*(-1) = -x
So far we have two things that we have calculated; at the end of the FOIL process we will have four.
To keep going with the FOIL, we now multiply the two inner terms to complete the I stage:
(-2)*(x) = -2x
Last but not least, we need to complete the L stage - so we multiply the two last terms of each term:
(-2)*(-1) = 2
Now that we have our four terms, let us add them together and combine like terms:
Since -x and -2x both have the x portion in common and they are added together, we can add them to create one single term:
-x + (-2x) = -3x
So now that we have our terms completed, we can combine into one polynomial equation:
Answer:
a) 25% of the students exam scores fall below 55.6.
b) The minimum score for an A is 84.68.
Step-by-step explanation:
Normal Probability Distribution:
Problems of normal distributions can be solved using the z-score formula.
In a set with mean and standard deviation
, the z-score of a measure X is given by:
The Z-score measures how many standard deviations the measure is from the mean. After finding the Z-score, we look at the z-score table and find the p-value associated with this z-score. This p-value is the probability that the value of the measure is smaller than X, that is, the percentile of X. Subtracting 1 by the p-value, we get the probability that the value of the measure is greater than X.
Mean of 61 and a standard deviation of 8.
This means that
(a) What score do 25% of the students exam scores fall below?
Below the 25th percentile, which is X when Z has a p-value of 0.25, that is, X when Z = -0.675.
25% of the students exam scores fall below 55.6.
(b) Suppose the professor decides to grade on a curve. If the professor wants 0.15% of the students to get an A, what is the minimum score for an A?
This is the 100 - 0.15 = 99.85th percentile, which is X when Z has a p-value of 0.9985. So X when Z = 2.96.
The minimum score for an A is 84.68.