The museum of science in boston has an exhibit in which metal balls drop down a chute, bounce around, and wind up in one of 21 bins. after 1000 balls have dropped, the heights within the bins clearly follow a bell-shaped curve. the standard deviation is 3 bins.
about how many balls are in bins 1 through 17?
a) 500
b) 680
c) 950
d) 975

3. (5x + 1) - (-10x + 6)

simplify the answer choice. combine like terms. remember to distribute the negative to the terms inside the second parenthesis. also remember that two negatives = one positive, and one of each sign = negative.

- (-10x + 6) = + 10x - 6

simplify. combine like terms:

5x + 1 + 10x - 6

5x + 10x + 1 - 6

15x - 5

∴ it is your answer

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