A number is tripled and then 17 is subtracted. If the result is 40, find the original number..

The original number is 19

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the original number be x

The above expression is written as

3x - 17 = 40

3x = 40 + 17

3x = 57

Divide both sides by 3

3x / 3 = 57/3

x = 19

Hope this helps you.

85.560%

step-by-step explanation:

conditional probability is defined as:

p(a|b) = p(a∩b) / p(b)

in other words, the probability that a occurs, given that b has occurred = the probability that both a and b occur / the probability that b occurs.

in this example:

p(turns 64 | turns 44) = p(turns 64 & turns 44) / p(turns 44).

if someone turns 64, they must have already turned 44, so:

p(turns 64 | turns 44) = p(turns 64) / p(turns 44)

on page 42, we see that of the original 100,000, 94944 turn 44, and 81234 turn 64.   therefore:

p(turns 64 | turns 44) = 81234 / 94944

p(turns 64 | turns 44) = 0.85560

ratio is 2 : 9

the answer is three

13.5 : 3