Andy received $160 for his birthday this year. This was $30 less than one-half the amount he received last year. Which equation, when solved for x, gives the amount Andy received for his birthday last year?

Evaluate the expression for the given value of the variable. ∣-4b-8∣+∣-1-b^2 ∣+2b^3 ; b=-2

In a test for esp (extrasensory perception), a subject is told that cards only the experimenter can see contain either a star, a circle, a wave, or a square. as the experimenter looks at each of 20 cards in turn, the subject names the shape on the card. a subject who is just guessing has probability 0.25 of guessing correctly on each card. a. the count of correct guesses in 20 cards has a binomial distribution. what are n and p? b. what is the mean number of correct guesses in 20 cards for subjects who are just guessing? c. what is the probability of exactly 5 correct guesses in 20 cards if a subject is just guessing?

Plz hurry finals a paper cup in the shape of an inverted cone is 8 inches tall and has a radius of 1.5 inches. how much water can the cup hold? use 3.14 for pi. round the answer to the nearest tenth. a) 12.6 cubic in. b) 18.8 cubic in. c) 37.7 cubic in. d) 56.5 cubic in.