1.Simplify 3x+5− 8x − 72.Simplify 4y+12−4y-63.(11x+7)+(7x−2)

Three times the sum of a number and seven is negative thirty-six. what is the number?

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.

The length of time it takes to find a parking space at 9 a. m. follows a normal distribution with a mean of 5 minutes and a standard deviation of 2 minutes. find the probability that it takes at least 8 minutes to find a parking space. (round your answer to four decimal places.)