A national standard requires that public bridges over feet in length must be inspected and rated every 2 years. The rating scale ranges from 0 (poorest rating) to 9 (highest rating). A group of engineers used a probabilistic model to forecast the inspection ratings of all major bridges in a city. For the year 2020, the engineers forecast that % of all major bridges in that city will have ratings of 4 or below. Complete parts a and b. a. Use the forecast to find the probability that in a random sample of major bridges in the city, at least 3 will have an inspection rating of 4 or below in 2020. P(x3) nothing (Round to five decimal places as needed.)

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Step-by-step explanation:

A national standard requires that public bridges over 20 feet in length must be inspected and rated every 2 years. The rating scale ranges from 0 (poorest rating) to 9 (highest rating). A group of engineers used a probabilistic model to forecast the inspection ratings of all major bridges in a city. For the year 2020, the engineers forecast that 4%of all major bridges in that city will have ratings of 4 or below.

a. Use the forecast to find the probability that in a random sample of major bridges in the city, at least 3 will have an inspection rating of 4 or below in 2020.

This problem is a probability binomial distribution and it can be solved using the formula:

Hence the solution to the problem is given as:

P(x ≥ 3) = 1 - P(x < 3) = 1 - [ P(x=0) + P(x=1) + P(x = 2)]

Given that p = 4% = 0.04, q = 1 - p = 1 - 0.04 = 0.96, n = 10. Hence:

b. 1.25 hr

step-by-step explanation:

if you have a constant speed of 60 mph, then you have a ratio between 60 mi. to 1 hr. dividing both sides by 60 we get the ratio

1 mi. to

then mult. both sides by 75 we get the ratio

75 mi. to

simplifying we get

75 mi. to

or 1.25 hr.

1. when "a" is a root of a polynomial, (x -a) is a factor of it. for the three roots given, the factors of the desired polynomial are (x +2)(x -1/2)(x -3).

in order to make the leading coefficient be negative, we need to multiply this product by a negative number. any negative number will do, but we choose a small (magnitude) value that will eliminate the fraction: -2.

then

f(x) = -2(x +2)(x -1/2)(x -3) = -(x +2)(2x -1)(x -3)

= -(2x² +3x -2)(x -3)

= -(2x³ -3x² -11x +6)

f(x) = -2x³ +3x² +11x -6

2. a graph created by the desmos on-line graphing calculator is shown, and the zeros are highlighted.

3. as indicated in part 1, the multiplier of this equation can be anything and the zeros will remain the same. you want a negative leading coefficient, so the "anything" is restricted to any of the infinite number of numbers that will make that be the case.