Math is a language, so let’s translate it! Check out Table 5-1 on page 162 in your Business Mathematics text. It has a table that is helpful when you are “translating” a bunch of words into a mathematical expression or equation. To illustrate how many ways we can say the same thing, use […]
MA260 Statistical Analysis I Assignment 1: Directions: Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be a minimum of one (1) single-spaced page to a maximum of two (2) pages in lengthNOTE: Show your work in the problems. 1. Compute the mean and variance of the following discrete probability distribution. x P(x)2 […]
Notes: Before doing this assignment, do the practice problem posted under Apply and Discover. Word-process your answers within this document. Do not create a new file. Copy and paste the reports from Excel to this document. Show all steps used in arriving at the final answers. Incomplete solutions will receive partial credit. Problem Print […]
1. Add and simplify: 3/8 + 13/8 a. b. c. d. 2. Subtract and write a mixed numeral for the answer: 12 3/5 – 8 7/8 a. b. c. d. 3. Multiply and write a mixed numeral for the answer: 5 2/3 x 3/4 a. b. c. d. 4. Find the LCM […]
Question 1: Test-preparation organizations like Kaplan, Princeton Review, etc. often advertise their services by claiming that students gain an average of 100 or more points on the Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT). Do you think that taking one of those classes would give a test taker 100 extra points? Why might an average of 100 points […]
MAT540 Week 2 Homework Chapter 12 8. A local real estate investor in Orlando is considering three alternative investments: a motel, a restaurant, or a theater. Profits from the motel or restaurant will be affected by the availability of gasoline and the number of tourists; profits from the theater will be relatively stable under […]
Problem 1) Steven collected data from 20 college students on their emotional responses to classical music. Students listened to two 30-second segments from “The Collection from the Best of Classical Music.” After listening to a segment, the students rated it on a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 indicating that it “made them very […]
True or false. If all the coefficients a1, a2, …, an in the objective function P = a1x1 + a2x2 + … + anxn are nonpositive, then the only solution of the problem is x1 = x2 = … = xn and P = 0. True or false. The pivot column of a simplex tableau identifies the variable whose value is to be decreased in order to increase the value of the objective function (or […]
Imagine you are a manager at a major bottling company. Customers have begun to complain that the bottles of the brand of soda produced in your company contain less than the advertised sixteen (16) ounces of product. Your boss wants to solve the problem at hand and has asked you to investigate. You have your […]
Homework #6 Use the following scenario to answer the next 3 questions. Plastic bags used for packaging produce are manufactured so that the breaking strength of the bag is normally distributed with a mean of 5 pounds per square inch and a standard deviation of 1.5 pounds per square inch. A sample of 25 […]
