A certain component is critical to the operation of an electrical system and must be replaced immediately upon failure. If the mean lifetime of this type of component is 100 hours and its standard deviation is 30 hours, how many of these components must be in stock so that the probability that the system is in continual operation for the next 2000 hours is at least 0.95?

20 solve 2(4 x + 3) < 5 x + 21. a) { x | x < 9} b) { x | x > -5} c) { x | x > -9} d) { x | x < 5}

Aprofessional hockey team has noticed that, over the past several seasons, as the number of wins increases, the total number of hot dogs sold at the concession stands increases. the hockey team concludes that winning makes people crave hot dogs. what is wrong with the hockey team's conclusion? a) it does not take into account the attendance during each season. b) it does not take into account the number of hamburgers sold during each season. c) it does not take into account the number of concession stands in the hockey arena. d) it does not take into account the number of seasons the hockey team has been in existence.

Astudent draws two parabolas both parabolas cross the x axis at (-4,0) and (6,0) the y intercept of the first parabolas is (0,-12). the y intercept of the second parabola is (0,-24) what is the positive difference between the a values for the two functions that describe the parabolas