Oxnard Petro Ltd. is buying hurricane insurance for its off-coast oil drilling platform. During the next five years, the probability of total loss of only the above-water superstructure ($320 million) is .30, the probability of total loss of the facility ($820 million) is .30, and the probability of no loss is .40. Find the expected loss. (Input the amount as a positive value.) Expected Loss

Expected loss = $342 million.

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula to compute the expected loss is:

Given:

P (Loss)      Amount of loss

0.30            $320 million

0.30            $820 million

0.40            $0

Compute the expected loss as follows:

Thus, the expected loss is $342 million.

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answer:   (7x + 6y) ( 49x^2 - 42xy + 36y^2)

discussion:

in general, the factorization of a^3 + b^3 is

a^3 + b^ 3 = (a + b) ( a^2 - ab + b^2)

in our case note that 343 = 7^3 and 216 = 6^3 so the equation becomes:

343x^3 + 216y^3 = (7x)^3 + (6y)^3

if you think of a (above) as 7x and b as 6y the factorization becomes

343x^3 + 216y^3 =

((7x + 6y) (   (7x)^2 - 7x*6y + (6y)^2)   =

(7x + 6y) ( 49x^2 - 42xy + 36y^2)

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