Mathematics College

A stock had returns of 11 percent, -18 percent, -21 percent, 20 percent, and 34 percent over the past five years. what is the standard deviation of these returns?
a. 18.74 percent
b. 20.21 percent
c. 20.68 percent
d. 24.01 percent
e. 23.49 percent

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Answer 1
Final answer:

The standard deviation of the returns is 21.5 percent.

Explanation:

To calculate the standard deviation of the returns, we need to follow these steps:

Calculate the mean of the returnsSubtract the mean from each return to find the deviationsSquare the deviationsCalculate the mean of the squared deviationsTake the square root of the mean of the squared deviations

Let's perform these steps:

The mean of the returns is (11 - 18 - 21 + 20 + 34) / 5 = 5.2 percentThe deviations are (11 - 5.2) = 5.8, (-18 - 5.2) = -23.2, (-21 - 5.2) = -26.2, (20 - 5.2) = 14.8, (34 - 5.2) = 28.8 percentThe squared deviations are 33.64, 538.24, 685.44, 219.04, 829.44 percent squaredThe mean of the squared deviations is (33.64 + 538.24 + 685.44 + 219.04 + 829.44) / 5 = 461.96 percent squaredThe square root of the mean of the squared deviations is sqrt(461.96) = 21.5 percent

Therefore, the standard deviation of the returns is 21.5 percent.

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what is the probability of randomly picking a girl without brown hair

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6 girls have brown hair, and you want to know the probability of finding one without brown hair, so you take the population and subtract brown hair, or 22. You have a 22/28 chance of picking a girl without brown hair, simplified to 11/14.

the average number of minutes that it took jermaine to complete his homework assignments for a week in september was 27 minutes, with a mean absolute deviation of 4 minutes. with this informatiom, which statement is true. Pls someone help me

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Answer:

On average, Jermaine spent between 23 and 31 minutes on his homework.

On average, Jermaine spent between 23 and 31 minutes on his homework.

What is Mean absolute deviation?

This is defined as the average of the absolute deviations from a central point.

In this scenario, the mean absolute deviation

= 27 ± 4 minutes

= 27+4 or  27 - 4

= 31 or 23 minutes.

Therefore we can infer that Jermaine spent between 23 and 31 minutes on his homework.

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About 70% of Earth's surface is covered by water. If the diameter of earth is about 12,750km, find the area not covered by water to the nearest 100,000km^2.

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A ≈ 0.30πd² ≈ 153,200,000 km²

Divide the amounts in the ratio stated £40 in the ratio 2:3

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There are 2+3 = 5 "ratio units", so each one stands for £40/5 = £8.

The division is £16 : £24.

A rectangular pool is 12m long and 6m wide. A walkway of uniform width surrounds the pool. If the area of the walkway is 9m squared less than that of the pool, how wide is the walkway?

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The walkway is 1.5 m wide.

The area of the pool is 12(6) = 72 m².

Adding a walkway of unknown width, x, around all 4 sides of the pool increases the width by 2x and the length by 2x; thus the area of the entire pool and walkway together would be given by

(12+2x)(6+2x)

We know that the area of just the walkway is 9 m² less than the area of the pool.  This means that:

(12+2x)(6+2x)-72 = 72-9

Multiplying through we have:
12*6+12*2x+2x*6+2x*2x - 72 = 63
72 + 24x + 12x + 4x² - 72 = 63
24x + 12x + 4x² = 63
36x + 4x² = 63

Writing in standard form we have:
4x² + 36x = 63

We want to set it equal to 0 to solve, so subtract 63 from both sides:
4x² + 36x - 63 = 63 - 63
4x² + 36x - 63 = 0

Using the quadratic formula, 

[tex]x=\frac{-b\pm \sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a} \\ \\=\frac{-36\pm \sqrt{36^2-4(4)(-63)}}{2(4)} \\ \\=\frac{-36\pm \sqrt{1296--1008}}{8}=\frac{-36\pm \sqrt{1296+1008}}{8} \\ \\=\frac{-36\pm \sqrt{2304}}{8}=\frac{-36\pm 48}{8}=\frac{-36+48}{8}\text{ or }\frac{-36-48}{8} \\ \\=\frac{12}{8} \text{ or }\frac{-84}{8}=1.5 \text{ or }-10.5[/tex]

Since a negative width makes no sense, the walkway is 1.5 m wide.

PLZ HELP
The price of a technology stock was 9.83
yesterday. Today, the price fell to 9.72
. Find the percentage decrease. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.


@nilbert

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The percentage change can be found from
  percent change = ((new value)/(original value) - 1) × 100%
For your numbers, that is
  percent change = ((9.72/9.83) - 1) × 100% = -0.01119... × 100%

The decrease in value is about 1.12%

Savanna had 40 iris blooms last year. This year she had 15% more iris blooms. How many more iris blooms did Savanna have this year?

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40*15%=6

40+15%=46

hope one of these helped
To solve this problem what you can do is the following rule of three:
 40 iris blooms -----> 100%
 x iris blooms -------> 115%
 Clearing the value of x we have:
 x = (115/100) * (40)
 x = 46
 Then, comparing with last year we have:
 40-46 = 6
 Answer: 
 Savanna had this year 6 more iris blooms than last year.

Can someone help me please!!

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To factor a trinomial, first we should factor out the GCF, or greatest common factor, shared by all of the coefficients and constants.  The greatest common factor of -3, -21, and -30 is -3, therefore, this is the number we must factor out first.

When we factor out the GCF of -3, we get:
-3(q^2 + 7q + 10)

Next, we must look for two numbers that will serve as coefficients for the variables in factored form.  These two numbers must add to 7 (the middle term) and multiply to 10 (the constant or last term).  The two numbers that satisfy these parameters are 5 and 2.

Therefore, we must use these numbers to create factors of the innermost factor that we have left, to get:

-3(q+5)(q+2)

The above expression is your final answer, because you cannot factor any more.  And remember: you can always check to make sure that your factoring is correct by multiplying out the factors and making sure you get your original trinomial.

I hope this helps!

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Point slope form is y=mx+b
M=the slope
B=the x intercept

So then the equation us y=2/5x+b
Then you solve for b by plugging in the point (-3,-6) for the x and y.
B= -36/5 or -7 1/5

Therefore the slope intercept form is y=2/5x-7 1/5
y = mx + b (this is the equation it has to fit in)
m = slope
b = y intercept
-6 = 2/5(-3) + b
-6 = -6/5 + b
b = -6 + 6/5
b = 4 4/5
-6 = 2/5(-3) + 4 4/5




using the same equation....
m = 1/3
x = 0
y = -2/5
-2/5 = 1/3(0) + b
1/3(0) = 0
-2/5 = b
y = 1/3x + -2/5


hope this helps

the angles formed by two perpendicular lines have a measure of

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Hi there!

Angles of perpendicular lines are always 90 degrees. 

Hope this helps!

Which is a better buy? 20-ounce box of cereal for $3.60 or 28 ounce for $4.20?

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28 oz for $4.20. Hope this helps :) 
Divide the price for each by the number of ounces to find the price per ounce.

PRODUCT 1:
=$3.60 ÷ 20
= $0.18 per ounce

PRODUCT 2:
= $4.20 ÷ 28
= $0.15 per ounce

ANSWER: The better buy is product two at $0.15 an ounce.

Hope this helps! :)

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In the coordinate plane, what is the length of the line segment that connects points at (4, −1) and (9, 7) ? Enter your answer in the box. Round to the nearest hundredth. units

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9.43
 pls give me brainiest

Answer:

9.43 is correct I've taken the test on k-12

Step-by-step explanation:

What is the approximate volume of a cylinder with a radius of 2 centimeters and height of 10 centimeters? Drag and drop the answer into the box.


A. 125.6

B. 251.3

C. 502.7

D. 1005.3

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Formula
V = pi * r^2 h

where
V = ??
pi = 3.14
r =  2 cm
h = 10 cm
V = 3.14 * 2*2 * 10
V = 3.14 * 4 * 10
V = 125.6 cm^3 
Choice A <<<<====

Answer:

125.6

Step-by-step explanation:

Evaluate the expression 28C14

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For choose notation, you...
xCy = x! / (x-y)! y!
! means factorial

(28 x 27 x 26...x 3 x 2 x 1)/(14 x 13 x 12...x 3 x 2 x 1)(14 x 13 x 12...x 3 x 2 x 1) = 40116600

PLZ HELP.ONLY ANSWER IF YOUR 100% SURE. which equation represents a non proportional situation? A. y = 4x B. y = 5x - 1 C. y = 16x D. y = -8x

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y = 5x - 1

-1 is a y-intercept

if there is a y-intercept, it is non proportional


Hope I helped

Let me know if you need anything else!

~ Zoe
the answer is b because the y-intercept is -1

At Central High School, there are 60 football players and 25 cheerleaders. What is the ratio of cheerleaders to football players? please slimlfy

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the   simplified ratio is 5/12

Answer:

The answer is 5:12

Step-by-step explanation:

Dr. Adama is a botanist . She measures thhe daily hieght of a particular variety of sunflower,Sunny yellow,begining when thesunflower is 60 days old. At 60 days,the height of the sunflower is 205 centimeters. Dr. Adama finds that the growty rate ofthis sunflower is 2 centimeters per day after the first 60 days.

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What is the question? :)

A cell phone uses a 3.0 V battery. The circuit board it uses needs a 0.05 A current. What size resistor is needed to generate this current?

___ Ω

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Ohm's law equation used to solve this problem is;
V = IR
where V - voltage
I - current passing 
R - resistance
voltage is the potential difference between 2 points and current passing through these 2 points is proportional to the potential difference, in other words voltage.
V∞I
Resistance is the constant in the equation 
the current required to pass through is 0.05 A (amperes)
the battery voltage is 3.0 V (volts)
substituting these values 
3 V = 0.05 A * R
R = 3/0.05 
R = 60 Ω (ohms)

Answer:

the answer is 60.

Step-by-step explanation:


Alice says she can find the area of the room by dividing the floor plan into two trapezoids. show how she can divide the floor plan. then find the area using her method

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To find the room's area, Alice can divide the floor plan into two trapezoids, calculate each trapezoid's area using the formula for a trapezoid's area (A = (a + b)/2 × h), and then sum the two areas.

Alice can find the area of the room by first dividing the floor plan into two trapezoids, which can be done by drawing a line across the room that connects two non-adjacent vertices. Once divided, you can use the formula for the area of a trapezoid to find the area of each part and then sum the two areas to get the total area of the room.

Calculating the Area of a Trapezoid

The formula for the area of a trapezoid is:

A = (a + b)/2 × h

Where a and b are the lengths of the two parallel sides, and h is the height. Once you calculate the area of both trapezoids using this formula, you can add them together to find the total area of the room.

Jean adds 35 and 9. How can she solve using only equations to model her thinking?

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since she only has a two digit number and a one digit number she will be able to create one or two equations. 
 
35+9=44
Or she may want to break up the two digit number into two or more parts, for example:  (5×6) + (1×5) + 9 = 44  or  (7×5) + 9 = 44


FIND.......16 2/3 % of 96 lamps

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Convert percentage to fraction by dividing by 100
16 2/3 = 16 2/3 ÷ 100 = 1/6

16 2/3 % of 96 = 1/6 x 96 = 16

Ans: 16 2/3 % of 96 lamps = 16

if 100 envelopes cost 70 cents, how much would 250 cost?

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1.75! If you add together 200, and then half of 100, it’s easy!

which of the following must be true?
check ALL that apply,

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B and D are true.

_____
The Law of Cosines tells you
.. c^2 = a^2 +b^2 -2ab*cos(θ)
Your problem statement provides a relation involving c^2, so we can substitute to get
.. a^2 +b^2 > a^2 +b^2 -2ab*cos(θ)
.. 0 > -2ab*cos(θ)
.. cos(θ) > 0
In the range 0 ≤ θ ≤ 180°, cos(θ) will be positive for θ < 90°, an acute angle.
Thus A and C are false, B and D are true.

Tom and Sonya were comparing their answers on a math problem. It was an order of operations problem, and they each had a different answer. Tom had an answer of 11, and Sonya had an answer of 104. Which student correctly solved the order of operations problem given by the teacher?

(52 +6)–(7•4)+8

*Challenge: Can you nd the mistake that Sonya made in completing her problem?

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Order of operations is PEMDAS (parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction)

= (52 + 6) - (7 * 4) + 8
work inside parentheses first
= 58 - 28 + 8
work left to right now
= 30 + 8
= 38

SONYA'S MISTAKE
= (52 + 6) - (7 * 4) + 8
I think she added the 52, 6+4, multiplied 7*4 to equal 28, then added the 6+8 to equal 14
= 52 + 28 + 14 + 10
= 104

ANSWER: 38

Hope this helps! :)

math teacher doesn't explain this very well, please help solve.

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a) Since we know they have equal perimeters, we can set them equal to each other. First, let's recap the perimeters of squares and triangles (s = side):
[tex]P_s = 4s/tex]
[tex]P_t = 3s=s+s+s[/tex]

Now, we can set up our equation:
[tex]4(x-3) = 8 + x + x[/tex]
[tex]4x-12 = 8+2x[/tex]

We can solve for x:
[tex]2x-12=8[/tex]
[tex]2x = 20[/tex]
[tex]x = \frac{20}{2} = 10[/tex]

So, x = 10.

b) We known the perimeter formulas and we have what x is. So, let's just plug and chug.
Square:
[tex]4(x-3) = 4(10-3) = 40-12 = 28[/tex]
So, the perimeter of the square is 28 units².
Since their perimeters are equal the perimeter of the triangle is also 28 units²

Number of dinners = 125 Individual portion = 8 oz. Size of can = 32 oz. Number of cans required = _____. 2

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To get total of oz for the dinner:

125 * 8 =  1000 oz

To get number of cans:

1000 ÷ 32 = 3.125 cans or at least 4 cans to served dinner

Answer:

Number of cans required = 32

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of dinners = 125

Individual portion size of each dinner = 8 oz.

Total portion size of all the dinners = 125 × 8

⇒ Total portion size of all the dinners = 1000 oz.

Size of one can = 32 oz.

[tex]\text{Number of cans required = }\frac{\text{Total portion size of dinner}}{\text{Size of each can}}\\\\\implies\text{Number of cans required = }\frac{1000}{32}\approx 31.25[/tex]

Hence, Number of cans required = 32

Find the value of x°

25°

85°

75°

105°

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180 - 155 = 25

25 + 80 = 105

180 - 105 = 75

x = 75


Hope I helped!

Let me know if you need anything else!

~ Zoe (Rank:'Genius')
You know that the angle that is in the smaller triangle is supplementary to 155 because they are on the same line. So that angle is 25. 

You know that the sum of angles in a triangle is 180. 
So, x + 80 + 25 = 180
x + 105 = 180
x = 75 degress

What is the value of X?
Write as decimal.

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we have that
dMN/dMP=dAM/x
dAM=46.2-14=32.2 cm

then
x=dAM*[dMP/dMN]=32.2*[72.6/46.2]=50.60 cm

the answer is x=50.60 cm

an investment is expected to pay 5 per year compounded continuously. If you want the value of the investment to be $700,000 after 25 years, how much should you invest initially? Round to the nearest dollar

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The multiplier for continuous compounding is e^(rt). You want
  700,000 = P·e^(0.05·25) ≈ 3.490343P
Then
  700,000/3.490343 = P

You should invest $200,553 initially.

the school library has 97 books about space. John and 3 of his friends, each check out 9 books. how many space books are still in school libarary?

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The answer is 70 books in the library
3 times 9 equals equals 27. 97 minus 27 equals 70. Final answer is 70
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