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How to choose the sign of the radical in the denominator of the formula for the distance from a point to a line.

According to a study conducted in 2015, 18% of shoppers said that they prefer to buy generic instead of name-brand products. suppose that in a recent sample of 1500 shoppers, 315 stated that they prefer to buy generic instead of name-brand products. at a 5% significance level, can you conclude that the proportion of all shoppers who currently prefer to buy generic instead of name-brand products is higher than .18? use both the p-value and the critical-value approaches.

How many 3-digit numbers can you write using only digits 1 and 7? (of course, digits can repeat.) how many 3-digit numbers can you write using only digits 1 and 7? (of course, digits can repeat.)