Two thirds of a number x decreased by 5 is 9 what is the number?

Aparallel system functions whenever at least one of its components works. consider a parallel system of n components, and suppose each component works independently with probability 0.5. find the conditional probability that component n works given that the system is working

10 ! in a race, nick is 50 feet in front of jay after ten seconds. how fast can nick run, if jay can run 20 feet per second?

If 3x+8=3x+8 is it one solution or no solution