Peter is the owner of a hardware supply shop. he has hired you to check his machine’s calibration prior to starting production on a large order. to check this, you set the machine to create 2.0 inch nails and manufacture a random sample of 200 nails. that sample of nails has an average length of 2.024 inches with a standard deviation of 0.205 inches. does this sample provide convincing evidence that the machine is working properly or should it be shut down for repairs?

infinitely many solutions

step-by-step explanation:

we have been given the equation;

2(2x + 3) = -4 + 2(2x + 5)

we need to determine the value of x.

2(2x + 3), we expand this expression to obtain 4x + 6

similarly 2(2x + 5) will become 4x + 10

now we have;

4x + 6 = -4 + 4x + 10

4x + 6 = 4x + 10 - 4

4x + 6 = 4x + 6

the expression on the left hand side is identical to the one on the right hand side. therefore, we are looking at just a single straight line whose equation is;

y = 4x + 6

consequently, we shall have infinitely many solutions

answer: expected value of x = 1.0

step-by-step explanation:

p(x=0) = 0.25

p(x=1) = 0.50

p(x=2) = 0.25

expected value for x = 0×0.25 + 1×0.5 + 2×0.25 = 1.0