If 3x=y+z, y=6-7, and z+x=8, what is the value of y/z?

-4/25

Step-by-step explanation:

3x=y+z

y=6-7=-1

z+x=8

y/z=?

solution

3x=-1 + z

x= -1 + z\3 ...eq(*)

then, z= 8- x

z= 8 - (-1 +z)\3

z= 8 +(1- z )\3

z= 8+1\3 -z \3

= 24+1\3 - z\3

z=25\3-z\3

z+z\3=25\3

4z\3=25\3

4z=25

z=25/4

then,

25/4 +x = 8

x=8- 25/4

x= 32 - 25/4

x=7/4

so that,

y/z=-1 /25/4

=-4/25

step-by-step explanation:

i found the life tables for the year 2012. 

life table of males at age 30. probability of dying between ages x and x+1

total population:  

29–30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001030

30–31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001061

males:  

29–30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001420

30–31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001448

white population

29–30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001005

30–31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001037

white males

29–30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001372

30–31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001399

non hispanic white population

29–30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001083

30–31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001116

non hispanic white males

29–30 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001477

30–31 . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001503

jacob, non hispanic white male. 30 years old.

probability that jacob lives to be 30 years old. 

since the given probabilities are probabilities of dying, i think we simply subtract it from 1 to get the probability of living. we will use the probability of non hispanic white male.

                                          probability of living to be 30 y.o.

29 - 30 : 1 - 0.001477 = 0.998523

30 - 31 : 1 - 0.001503 = 0.998497