What is the value of b and the missing symbol in Jamilla’s inequality?

Solution:

Refer to the detailed explanation

Step-by-step process:

1 step: - provided

2 step: - Segments Addition Postulate

3 step: - Substitution Property

4 step: - Segments Addition Postulate

5 step: - Substitution Property

6 step: - provided

7 step: - Property of Substitution Equality

8 step: - Equality Subtraction Property

Answer:

y = x - 3

Step-by-step explanation:

4x - 5 = 7 + 4y  subtracting 7 from each side

4x - 12 = 4y

 then dividing every term by 4

x - 3 = y

Answer: (97.98, 112.020)

Step-by-step explanation: We will create a 95% confidence interval for the average weight of melons.

Given the information, we determine that the critical value for the interval needs to be retrieved from a t distribution table due to the sample size being below 30 (specifically, 20), and we are provided with the sample standard deviation (s = 15 lb).

The parameters provided are:

Sample mean = x = 105 lb

Sample standard deviation = s = 15 lb

Sample size = n = 20

To establish the 95% confidence interval, we indicate that the level of significance is 5%.

The formula for the confidence interval is:

u = x + tα/2 × s/√n... for the upper limit

u = x - tα/2 × s/√n... for the lower limit.

tα/2 represents the critical value for the test (which will be determined using the t distribution table).

To derive tα/2, we look for the value based on the degrees of freedom (sample size - 1) against the significance level for a two-tailed test (α/2 = 0.025%) in a t distribution table.

For the upper limit, we calculate:

u = 105 + 2.093×15/√20

u = 105 + 2.093× (3.3541)

u = 105 + 7.020

u = 112.020.

u = 105 - 2.093×15/√20

u = 105 - 2.093× (3.3541)

u = 105 - 7.020

u = 97.98

Confidence interval (97.98, 112.020)