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What is the value of x in the equation 2(x-4) = 4(2x + 1)?

Abag contains 4 red, 7 blue and 5 yellow marbles. event a is defined as drawing a yellow marble on the first draw and event b is defined as drawing a blue marble on the second draw. if two marbles are drawn from the bag, one after the other and not replaced, what is p(b|a) expressed in simplest form? a. 7/16 b. 7/15 c. 14/16 d. 14/15

How can you tell when x and y are not directly proportional?