Is -3 a solution for the equation -2(x + 5) = 4(3x + 8)

You were told that the amount of time lapsed between consecutive trades on the new york stock exchange followed a normal distribution with a mean of 15 seconds. you were also told that the probability that the time lapsed between two consecutive trades to fall between 16 to 17 seconds was 13%. the probability that the time lapsed between two consecutive trades would fall below 13 seconds was 7%. what is the probability that the time lapsed between two consecutive trades will be between 14 and 15 seconds?

Alistair has 5 half-pounds chocalate bars. it takes 1 1/2 pounds of chocalate, broken into chunks, to make a batch of cookies. how many batches can alistair mke with chocalate he has on his hand?

The olympic-size pool at the recreational center is a right rectangular prism 50m long and 25m wide. the pool contains 3000m of water. how deep is the water in the pool?