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09/02/18

Fixed cost is $200; 40 items cost 1000 to produce

the question is what is the linear cost function so C(x)=?

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07/03/18

two coins are selected at random from a bag containing 3 dimes and 3 3 quarters. what is the probability that they are both quarters

Probabilty

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Finite Math

06/30/18

How many years are required for an investment to double in value if it is appreciating at the rate of 11% compounded continuously?

At 11 % compounded continuously, the investment doubles in how many years

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04/26/18

If the population of a particular country is growing at 2.7% compounded continuously, how long will it take the population to triple?

Help with the above question.

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03/01/18

Consider a die constructed so that outcomes of 4, 5, 2, and 3 are equally likely, a 6 is four times as likely as a 3, and a 1 is four times as likely as a 6.

(1) What is the value of w4? (2) What is the value of w6? (3) What is the value of w1?

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Finite Math

01/08/18

What is the slope of L if B does not equal 0

Suppose a line L has an equation Ax + By+ C=0

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Finite Math

01/08/18

I am not understanding what I need to do. Below are the questions and my answer, and the instructor reply.

Given: Let x and y be positive integers Explain why it is incorrect to claim that x/√y is always irrationalRational numbers are numbers that can be written as a fraction of integers. To explain why... more

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Finite Math

12/20/17

Explain why it is correct to claim that A/B<B/A is true.

I know it is true if you multiply both sides by AB. Once you multiply and take the square root the answer is true.

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Finite Math Finite Mathematics Probability Problems

11/16/17

Of the 3-digit numbers using the digits 1 to 9 allowing repeats, I pick one at random; determine the probability that my number is > 350

I got 7 x 5 x 9/ 9^3 -1/ 9^3 = 34/81 and the teacher said this was wrong. Could someone tell me what the answer is and how they go to it?

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Finite Math

09/19/17

If A is a set with 63 elements and B is a set with 45 elements, what is the minimum number of elements in A ∪ B?

How would I figure this out?

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Finite Math Linear Equations

08/23/17

Assume that the number of defective basketballs produced is related by a linear equation to the total number produced.

Suppose that 15 defective balls are produced in a lot of 200, and 21 defective balls are produced in a lot of 300. Find the number of defective balls produced in a lot of 425 balls.

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Finite Math Conditional Probability Finite Mathematics

06/17/17

Conditional Probability

If two cards are drawn without replacement from an ordinary deck, find the probability of a king of any suit and a 2 of clubs being drawn. The probability of a king of any suit and a 2 of clubs of... more

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Finite Math Math Math Help Compound Interest

04/30/17

Whenever I type this problem: 5000(1+1.15)^68, I get this answer: 2.0173687011×10^26. PLEASE SEE ADDITIONAL INFO BELOW

Whenever I type this problem: 5000(1+1.15)^68, I get this answer: 2.0173687011×10^26. According to my online homework (MyMathLab) that is incorrect. It should look like this: 35805.0308354 when I... more

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Finite Math Math Algebra Word Problem

03/03/17

Finite math problem about finding values

Given that 2 sheep, 3 dogs, 6 hens, and 3 rabbits cost 883 coins, 5 sheep, 2 dogs, 4 hens, and 4 rabbits cost 1286 coins, 3 sheep, 1 dog, 3 hens, and 5 rabbits cost 833 coins, 4 sheep, 5 dogs, 5... more

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Finite Math Equations Equation Word Problem Augmented Matrix

12/19/16

Write the system of equations as an augmented matrix. Then solve for x and y.

-4x-y=-6 -8x-5y=-6

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Finite Math Compound Interest Math Word Problem Annuities

12/18/16

how much will your savings be worth after 10 years?

How much should you invest each month in order to have $600,000 if your rate of return is 4.8% compounded monthly and you want to achieve your goal in 40 years?How much interest will you earn?How... more

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Finite Math Finite Mathematics

11/23/16

PLEASE HELP :(

A pension fund manager decides to invest a total of at most $25 million in U.S. Treasury bonds paying 6% annual interest and in mutual funds paying 9% annual interest. He plans to invest at least... more

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Finite Math

11/07/16

Suppose that a family has 6 children. Also, suppose that the probability of having a boy is one half. Find the probability that the family has at least 5 boys.

Im having trouble solving this problem. Can someone give me the answer to this question, and explain how to solve it? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

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Finite Math Math Statistics Math Help

10/24/16

Top 10% of the class received an A on the last test...

I don't think I've worked this problem correctly. Please help, thanks!! A teacher says that the top 10% of the class received an A on the last test. The scores were normally distributed with... more

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Finite Math

10/22/16

Determine whether the events A and B are independent.

P(A) = 0.5, P(B) = 0.6, and P(A ∩ B) = 0.2

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Finite Math

10/22/16

Find the probability that he attends at least one of those classes.

A student attends mathematics class with probability of 65%. He attends drama class with probability of 85%. If attending those classes are independent, find the probability that he attends at... more

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Finite Math

10/22/16

Find the probability that the person selected is male given that they are colorblind.

Statistics show that 8% of men in a particular county are colorblind and 0.5% of women are colorblind. If 52.3% of the population is female, find the probability that the person selected is male... more

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Finite Math Probability Finite Mathematics Probability & Statistics

10/12/16

A fair coin is flipped 7 times. What is the probability of obtaining at least 1 tail?

Give answer as a decimal number with 3 correct decimal places. Show work!

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Finite Math Math Probability Math Help

10/11/16

5 cards are selected from a fair deck. What is the Probability that they contain at least 4 reds?

5 cards are selected from a fair deck. What is the Probability that they contain at least 4 reds? Please & Thanks!!

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Finite Math Math Probability Math Help

10/09/16

A fair coin is flipped 7 times. What is the probability of obtaining at least 1 tail?

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Fixed cost is $200; 40 items cost 1000 to produce

two coins are selected at random from a bag containing 3 dimes and 3 3 quarters. what is the probability that they are both quarters

How many years are required for an investment to double in value if it is appreciating at the rate of 11​% compounded​ continuously?

If the population of a particular country is growing at 2.7% compounded continuously, how long will it take the population to triple?

Consider a die constructed so that outcomes of 4, 5, 2, and 3 are equally likely, a 6 is four times as likely as a 3, and a 1 is four times as likely as a 6.

What is the slope of L if B does not equal 0

I am not understanding what I need to do. Below are the questions and my answer, and the instructor reply.

Explain why it is correct to claim that A/B<B/A is true.

Of the 3-digit numbers using the digits 1 to 9 allowing repeats, I pick one at random; determine the probability that my number is > 350

If A is a set with 63 elements and B is a set with 45 elements, what is the minimum number of elements in A ∪ B?

Assume that the number of defective basketballs produced is related by a linear equation to the total number produced.

Conditional Probability

Whenever I type this problem: 5000(1+1.15)^68, I get this answer: 2.0173687011×10^26. PLEASE SEE ADDITIONAL INFO BELOW

Finite math problem about finding values

Write the system of equations as an augmented matrix. Then solve for x and y.

how much will your savings be worth after 10 years?

PLEASE HELP :(

Suppose that a family has 6 children.​ Also, suppose that the probability of having a boy is one half. Find the probability that the family has at least 5 boys.

Top 10% of the class received an A on the last test...

Determine whether the events A and B are independent.

Find the probability that he attends at least one of those classes.

Find the probability that the person selected is male given that they are colorblind.

A fair coin is flipped 7 times. What is the probability of obtaining at least 1 tail?

5 cards are selected from a fair deck. What is the Probability that they contain at least 4 reds?

A fair coin is flipped 7 times. What is the probability of obtaining at least 1 tail?

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How many years are required for an investment to double in value if it is appreciating at the rate of 11% compounded continuously?

Suppose that a family has 6 children. Also, suppose that the probability of having a boy is one half. Find the probability that the family has at least 5 boys.