O LINEAR EQUATIONS Introduction to solving an equation with parentheses
Solve for v.
3(3v-5) = 12
Simplify your answer as much as possible.
V =

Consider this expression and the steps to evaluate it. 4^5(−2)^9/4^8(−2)^3 1. apply the quotient of powers:      (−2)^a/4^b 2. evaluate powers:           c/d select the value of each variable. a = _ b = _ c = _ d = _

Walgreens sells both kleenex and nyquil. in a random sample of 5000 purchases, it was found that 1200 contained kleenex and 540 contained nyquil. these are not independent because sick people are more likely to buy both and healthy people more likely to buy neither. in looking into that, it was found that 360 purchases contained both. a. make a two-way table to display this information. fill in the table with the missing entries, and be sure your table has row and column totals. b. if we randomly select a purchase that contained kleenex, what is the probability it also contained nyquil? c. what percent of all purchases didn’t contain either product?

Ethan purchased a container of sports drink that contains 300 calories. the label says that 80% of the calories are from carbohydrates. how many calories are from carbohydrates?