Answer:
x = -3 or x = 3 or x = 6
Step-by-step explanation:
x3 – 6x2 – 9x + 54 = 0
There is no common factor to factor out. There are 4 terms. We try factoring by grouping. Factor a common factor out of the first two terms. Factor a common factor out of the last two terms.
x^2(x - 6) - 9(x - 6) = 0
x - 6 is a common factor, so we factor it out.
(x^2 - 9)(x - 6) = 0
x^2 - 9 is the difference of 2 squares, so we factor it.
(x + 3)(x - 3)(x - 6) = 0
x + 3 = 0 or x - 3 = 0 or x - 6 = 0
x = -3 or x = 3 or x = 6
Answer:
x=6 x=3 x=-3
Step-by-step explanation:
x^3 – 6x^2 – 9x + 54 = 0
Factor by grouping
x^3 – 6x^2 – 9x + 54 = 0
x^2(x-6) -9(x-6 ) =0
Factor out x-6
(x-6)(x^2 -9) =0
Notice x^2 -9 is the difference of squares
(x-6)(x-3)(x+3) = 0
Using the zero product property
x-6 =0 x-3 =0 x+3 =0
x=6 x=3 x=-3
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An industrial psychologist consulting with a chain of music stores knows that the average number of complaints management receives each month throughout the industry is 4, but the variance is unknown. Nine of the chain's stores were randomly selected to record complaints for one month; they received 2, 4, 3, 5, 0, 2, 5, 1, and 5 complaints. Using the .05 significance level, is the number of complaints received by the chain different from the number of complaints received by music stores in general?
1. Use the five steps of hypothesis testing.
2. Sketch the distributions involved
3. Explain the logic of what you did to a person who is familiar with hypothesis testing, but knows nothing about t tests of any kind. Be sure to explain how this problem differs from a problem with a known population variance and a single sample.
Answer: See explanation
Step-by-step explanation:
1. Use the five steps of hypothesis testing.
Step 1: The aim of the research is to conduct the five steps of hypothesis testing.
Step 2:
Null hypothesis: H0 u= 4
Population mean: H1 u = 4
Alternate hypothesis: u ≠ 4
Population mean: u ≠ 4
Step 3 and step 4 are attached.
Step 5: Based on the calculation, the calculated value of t is less than the t critical value, therefore, the null hypothesis will be failed to be rejected.
2. Sketch the distributions involved
This has been attached.
3. Explain the logic of what you did to a person who is familiar with hypothesis testing, but knows nothing about t tests of any kind.
The distribution is "t".
The means is tested by using T-test.
Chi-square is used to test the single variance.
A sofa regularly sells for $760. The sale price is $676.40. Find the percent decrease of the sale price from the regular price.
Answer: (760 - 676. 40) × 100 ÷ 760 = 11%
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
11% decrease
Step-by-step explanation:
Concepts:
Percent change is the change between an old value and its new value represented as a %. If a percent change is a decrease, it means that the new value is less than the old value. If a percent change is a increase, it means that the old value is less than the new value. The formula for percent change is: (NV - OV)/OV · 100 = C, where NV = New Value, OV = Old Value, and C = Percent Change.The sale price is the price at which something sells or sold after the price has been reduced by sales, discounts, etc.Solving:
Let's find the percent change by using the formula.
1. Formula for Percent Change
(NV - OV)/OV · 100 = C2. Plug in the values of NV and OV
(676.40 - 760)/760 · 100 = C3. Simplify
-83.6/760 · 100 = C-0.11 · 100 = C-11 = CTherefore, our percent decrease is 11% decrease.
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a soft drink vendor at a popular beach analyzes his sales recods and finds that if he sells x cans of soda pop in one day, his profit (in dollars) is given by
Complete Question:
A soft-drink vendor at a popular beach analyzes his sales records, and finds that if he sells x cans of soda pop in one day, his profit (in dollars) is given by P(x) = -0.001x² + 3x - 1800.
a. What is his maximum profit per day?
b. How many cans must be sold in order to obtain the maximum profit?
Answer:
a. $450
b. 1500 cans
Step-by-step explanation:
Given the following quadratic function;
P(x) = -0.001x² + 3x - 1800 ......equation 1
a. To find his maximum profit per day;
Since P(x) is a quadratic equation, P(x) would be maximum when [tex] x = \frac {-b}{2a} [/tex]
Note : the standard form of a quadratic equation is ax² + bx + c = 0 ......equation 2
Comparing eqn 1 and eqn 2, we have;
a = -0.001, b = 3 and c = -1800
Now, we determine the maximum profit;
[tex] x = \frac {-b}{2a} [/tex]
Substituting the values, we have;
[tex] x = \frac {-3}{2*(-0.001)} [/tex]
Cancelling out the negative signs, we have;
[tex] x = \frac {3}{2*0.001} [/tex]
[tex] x = \frac {3}{0.002} [/tex]
x at maximum = 1500
Substituting the value of "x" into equation 1;
P(1500) = -0.001 * 1500² + 3(1500) - 1800
P(1500) = -0.001 * 2250000 + 4500 - 1800
P(1500) = -2250 + 2700
P(1500) = $450
b. Therefore, the soft-drink vendor must sell 1500 cans in order to obtain the maximum profit.
13 A traffic roundabout has a circular garden
in the centre and two lanes for traffic
encircling the garden. The diameter of the
garden is 16 metres and each lane is 3 metres
wide. Each lane is to be resurfaced. Calculate
the area to be resurfaced. Answer in square
metres to the nearest whole number.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
The area to be resurfaced is the area of the
whole circle including garden and lanes minus
the area of the garden.
Area of a circle is (pi)r2
radius of garden is (1/2)diameter = 8 m
Garden area: (pi)82 = 64(pi) m2
Diameter of garden plus traffic lanes is
16 + 2(6) because we add 6 m to both sides
of the diameter of the garden.
Full diameter = 16+12 = 28 m
Full radius = 28/2 = 14 m
Full area: (pi)142 = 196(pi) m2
Area to be resurfaced:
196(pi) - 64(pi) = 132(pi) m2 ≅ 415 m2
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Answer:
x=3
Step-by-step explanation:
The ratios need to be the same
AB CB
---------- = ----------
AD ED
3 x
----- = ---------
3+9 12
3 x
----- = ---------
12 12
X must equal 3
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Answer:
a
Step-by-step explanation:
Suppose 50.7 liters of water came out of a faucet today. If 2.6 liters of water come out each minute, for how many minutes was the faucet on?
Find the exact length of the curve. x=et+e−t, y=5−2t, 0≤t≤2 For a curve given by parametric equations x=f(t) and y=g(t), arc length is given by
The length of a curve C parameterized by a vector function r(t) = x(t) i + y(t) j over an interval a ≤ t ≤ b is
[tex]\displaystyle\int_C\mathrm ds = \int_a^b \sqrt{\left(\frac{\mathrm dx}{\mathrm dt}\right)^2+\left(\frac{\mathrm dy}{\mathrm dt}\right)^2} \,\mathrm dt[/tex]
In this case, we have
x(t) = exp(t ) + exp(-t ) ==> dx/dt = exp(t ) - exp(-t )
y(t) = 5 - 2t ==> dy/dt = -2
and [a, b] = [0, 2]. The length of the curve is then
[tex]\displaystyle\int_0^2 \sqrt{\left(e^t-e^{-t}\right)^2+(-2)^2} \,\mathrm dt = \int_0^2 \sqrt{e^{2t}-2+e^{-2t}+4}\,\mathrm dt[/tex]
[tex]=\displaystyle\int_0^2 \sqrt{e^{2t}+2+e^{-2t}} \,\mathrm dt[/tex]
[tex]=\displaystyle\int_0^2\sqrt{\left(e^t+e^{-t}\right)^2} \,\mathrm dt[/tex]
[tex]=\displaystyle\int_0^2\left(e^t+e^{-t}\right)\,\mathrm dt[/tex]
[tex]=\left(e^t-e^{-t}\right)\bigg|_0^2 = \left(e^2-e^{-2}\right)-\left(e^0-e^{-0}\right) = \boxed{e^2-\frac1{e^2}}[/tex]
The exact length of the curve when the parametric equations are x = f(t) and y = g(t) is given below.
[tex]e^2 -\dfrac{1}{e^2 }[/tex]
What is integration?It is the reverse of differentiation.
The parametric equations are given below.
[tex]\rm x=e^t+e^{-t}, \ \ 0\leq t\leq 2\\\\y=5-2t, \ \ \ \ \ 0\leq t\leq 2[/tex]
Then the arc length of the curve will be given as
[tex]\int _0^2 \sqrt{(\dfrac{dx}{dt})^2+(\dfrac{dy}{dx})^2}[/tex]
Then we have
[tex]\rm \dfrac{dx}{dt} = e^t-e^{-t}\\\\ \dfrac{dy}{dt} = -2[/tex]
Then
[tex]\rightarrow \int _0^2 \sqrt{(\dfrac{dx}{dt})^2+(\dfrac{dy}{dx})^2}\ \ dt\\\\\rightarrow \int _0^2 \sqrt{(e^t-e^{-t})^2 + (-2)^2} \ dt\\\\\rightarrow \int _0^2 \sqrt{(e^t+e^{-t})^2} \ dt\\\\\rightarrow \int _0^2 (e^t+e^{-t}) \ dt\\\\\rightarrow (e^2-e^{-2}) \\\\\rightarrow e^2 - \dfrac{1}{e^2}[/tex]
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Coefficient of y in the equation: 3(2x -1/3y) = 0 is equal to a) 3 b) 1 c)-3 d)-1
Answer:
d is the right answer because the coefficient of y is 3*(-1/3) which results -1 so d is the right answer
The coefficient of y in the given equation is 1. Therefore, option B is the correct answer.
What is an equation?In mathematics, an equation is a formula that expresses the equality of two expressions, by connecting them with the equals sign =.
The given equation is 3(2x -1/3y)=0.
Now, 6x-1/y=0
A numerical or constant quantity placed before and multiplying the variable in an algebraic expression.
Here, coefficient of y is 1.
Therefore, option B is the correct answer.
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In the picture the exponent says 5/3
Answer:
the answer is B
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex] {{ (- 2)}^{3}}^{5 \div 3} = { ( - 2)}^{5} = - 32[/tex]
write -8 form of 2 on up and complete other steps
Rudy Banks has won $5000 to attend university. If he invests the money in an
account at 12% per annum, compounded monthly, how much can he draw monthly
for the next 3 years?
Answer:
$7153.84
General Formulas and Concepts:
Pre-Algebra
Order of Operations: BPEMDAS
Brackets Parenthesis Exponents Multiplication Division Addition Subtraction Left to RightAlgebra I
Compounded Interest Rate Formula: [tex]\displaystyle A = P(1 + \frac{r}{n})^{nt}[/tex]
P is principle amountr is raten is compound ratet is timeStep-by-step explanation:
Step 1: Define
Identify variables
P = 5000
r = 12% = 0.12
n = 12
t = 3
Step 2: Find Interest
Substitute in variables [Compounded Interest Rate Formula]: [tex]\displaystyle A = 5000(1 + \frac{0.12}{12})^{12(3)}[/tex][Exponents] Multiply: [tex]\displaystyle A = 5000(1 + \frac{0.12}{12})^{36}[/tex](Parenthesis) Add: [tex]\displaystyle A = 5000(1.01)^{36}[/tex]Evaluate exponents: [tex]\displaystyle A = 5000(1.43077)[/tex]Multiply: [tex]\displaystyle A = 7153.84[/tex]What is the value of x in the equation
-%y = 30, when y = 15?
Answer:
x not given
therefore no answer for x
The weights of newborn baby boys born at a local hospital are believed to have a normal distribution with a mean weight of 35113511 grams and a variance of 253,009253,009. If a newborn baby boy born at the local hospital is randomly selected, find the probability that the weight will be less than 46174617 grams. Round your answer to four decimal places.
Answer:
The answer is "0.1397".
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]\mu=3511\\\\[/tex]
variance [tex]\ S^2= 253,009\\\\[/tex]
standard deviation [tex]\sigma =\sqrt{253,009}=503\\\\[/tex]
Finding the probability in which the weight will be less than [tex]4617 \ grams\\\\[/tex]
[tex]P(X<4617)=p[z<\frac{4617-3511}{503}]\\\\[/tex]
[tex]=p[z<\frac{1106}{503}]\\\\=p[z< 2.198]\\\\= .013975\approx 0.1397[/tex]
wrote the terms below.
–8, –4, 0, 4, 8, 12
What do these terms represent?
an arithmetic series
an arithmetic sequence
a geometric series
a geometric sequence
Answer:
an arithmetic sequence
Step-by-step explanation:
an arithmetic series is wrong also heres an example i found of an arithmetic sequence
The terms in the given sequence represents an arithmetic sequence.
What is Arithmetic Sequence?Arithmetic sequence is a sequence of numbers where the numbers are arranged ion a definite order such that the difference of two consecutive numbers is a constant. This constant of difference is called common difference which is commonly denoted by the letter 'd'.
Given sequence of numbers is,
-8, -4, 0, 4, 8, 12, ......
We have to find which sequence does it represent.
This is not a series since they are not represented as the sum.
If the sequence is a geometric sequence, then the ratio of consecutive numbers will be same.
If it is arithmetic sequence, then the difference of consecutive numbers will be same.
Here, ratio is not same.
Difference are same.
-4 - -8 = 4, 0 - -4 = 4, 4 - 0 = 4, 8 - 4 = 4, ........
Common difference is 4.
Hence it is an arithmetic sequence.
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Draw clearly the graph of the linear equation. y=1/2x, where x= (-4 -2, 0, 2, 4)
Answer:
(in attachment)
Step-by-step explanation:
you can find the points by inputting the x-values into the equation to solve for the y-values, then connecting the plotted points to create the line.
When x=-4
y=1/2(-4)
y=-2
(-4,-2)
Repeat for all values.
f(x) = 2x2 + 4x - 5
g(x) = 6x3 – 2x2 + 3
Find (f + g)(x).
Answer:
4x-5=4x-5
(f+g) (x)=6x³+3Step-by-step explanation:
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2. When shipping ice cream, melting is understandably a big concern. You will notice that ice cream is not generally packaged in a cube-shaped container. A standard container of ice cream contains 1 L, or 1000 cm3 of ice cream,
a. What would be the optimal dimensions (radius and height) to minimize surface area?
b. What would the surface area be?
C. Suggest at least two reasons why this is different from the ice cream packaging that you see in the stores.
Answer:
a) Because this asks about the radius and height, I assume that we are talking about a cylinder shape.
Remember that for a cylinder of radius R and height H the volume is:
V = pi*R^2*H
And the surface will be:
S = 2*pi*R*H + pi*R^2
where pi = 3.14
Here we know that the volume is 1000cm^3, then:
1000cm^3 = pi*R^2*H
We can rewrite this as:
(1000cm^3)/pi = R^2*H
Now we can isolate H to get:
H = (1000cm^3)/(pi*R^2)
Replacing that in the surface equation, we get:
S = 2*pi*R*H + pi*R^2
S = 2*pi*R*(1000cm^3)/(pi*R^2) + pi*R^2
S = 2*(1000cm^3)/R + pi*R^2
So we want to minimize this.
Then we need to find the zeros of S'
S' = dS/dR = -(2000cm^3)/R^2 + 2*pi*R = 0
So we want to find R such that:
2*pi*R = (2000cm^3)/R^2
2*pi*R^3 = 2000cm^3
R^3 = (2000cm^3/2*3.14)
R = ∛(2000cm^3/2*3.14) = 6.83 cm
The radius that minimizes the surface is R = 6.83 cm
With the equation:
H = (1000cm^3)/(pi*R^2)
We can find the height:
H = (1000cm^3)/(3.14*(6.83 cm)^2) = 6.83 cm
(so the height is equal to the radius)
b) The surface equation is:
S = 2*pi*R*H + pi*R^2
replacing the values of H and R we get:
S = 2*3.14*(6.83 cm)*(6.83 cm) + 3.14*(6.83 cm)^2 = 439.43 cm^2
c) Because if we pack cylinders, there is a lot of space between the cylinders, so when you store it, there will be a lot of space that is not used and that can't be used for other things.
Similarly for transport problems, for that dead space, you would need more trucks to transport your ice cream packages.
A teacher calculates for the test grades in
Class A, mean = 32 and sd = 4
Class B, mean = 32 and sd = 8
a. If the teacher was going to guess what any student in his/her class would earn, what is the best score
to guess?
b. Which of the classes has more consistency in their scores? Why?
Answer:
a. best score to guess would be 33
b. Standard deviation simplifies the square root of the mean so makes it closer to 1 has more consistency as the mean of 32 when squared is sqrt 32 is Class A as class a = 4 and is closer to 5.65685425
as 5.65685425^2 = 32
Step-by-step explanation:
If you are comparing two normally-distributed variables on the same measurement scale then yes, you can regard the standard deviation as an indicator of how reliable the mean is--the smaller the standard deviation, the better able you are to "zero in" on the actual population mean.
a. proofs;
We find 32/6 = 5.333 and 32/5 = 6.4 and 6.4 is closer to both sd 4 and 8 than 5.33 is. As 6.4 it is closer to 6
But when we use 33/6 = 5.5 and therefore shows close range 6
therefore the two sd proves it is slightly high 32 score average for both classes A + B when joined and high 32 = 33 mean when classes A+B are joined or you could say 32/8 = 4 is class B becomes lower tests scores as 32/4 = 8 of class A that has higher test scores.
In this exercise we have to use probability and statistics to organize the students' grades, so we have:
A) best score is 33
B) Class A
In the first part of the exercise we have to analyze the grades of each class, like this:
A)Class A: 32/4
Class B: 32/8
Dividing each of them we have:
[tex]32/4=8 \\32/8=4[/tex]
B) With the information given above, we can say that the best class is A.
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Answer:
12
Step-by-step explanation:
113.04=3.14 x 3^2 x h/3
Find x on this triangle
Answer:
3 sqrt(3) =x
Step-by-step explanation:
Since this is a right triangle, we can use trig functions
cos theta = adj / hyp
cos 30 = x/6
6 cos 30 = x
6 ( sqrt(3)/2) = x
3 sqrt(3) =x
al calls every 3 days, lee every 4 days, and pat every 6 day. Once every ? days, all three will call on the same day
Answer:
12
Step-by-step explanation:
Find the LCM (Least Common Multiple) of the three numbers.
We could multiply 3 x 4 x 6 to get 72, but there is a smaller multiple, 12.
6 x 2 = 12
4 x 3 = 12
3 x 4 = 12
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The director of research and development is testing a new medicine. She wants to know if there is evidence at the 0.02 level that the medicine relieves pain in more than 384 seconds. For a sample of 41 patients, the mean time in which the medicine relieved pain was 387 seconds. Assume the population standard deviation is 23. Find the P-value of the test statistic.
Answer:
The p-value of the test statistic is 0.2019.
Step-by-step explanation:
Test if there is evidence at the 0.02 level that the medicine relieves pain in more than 384 seconds.
At the null hypothesis, we test if it relieves pain in at most 384 seconds, that is:
[tex]H_0: \mu \leq 384[/tex]
At the alternative hypothesis, we test if it relieves pain in more than 384 seconds, that is:
[tex]H_1: \mu > 384[/tex]
The test statistic is:
[tex]z = \frac{X - \mu}{\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}}[/tex]
In which X is the sample mean, [tex]\mu[/tex] is the value tested at the null hypothesis, [tex]\sigma[/tex] is the standard deviation and n is the size of the sample.
384 is tested at the null hypothesis:
This means that [tex]\mu = 384[/tex]
For a sample of 41 patients, the mean time in which the medicine relieved pain was 387 seconds. Assume the population standard deviation is 23.
This means that [tex]n = 41, X = 387, \sigma = 23[/tex]
Value of the test statistic:
[tex]z = \frac{X - \mu}{\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}}[/tex]
[tex]z = \frac{387 - 384}{\frac{23}{\sqrt{41}}}[/tex]
[tex]z = 0.835[/tex]
P-value of the test:
The p-value of the test is the probability of finding a sample mean above 387, which is 1 subtracted by the p-value of z = 0.835.
Looking at the z-table, z = 0.835 has a p-value of 0.7981.
1 - 0.7981 = 0.2019
The p-value of the test statistic is 0.2019.
For a standard normal distribution, find:
P(z > -1.6)
Express the probability as a decimal rounded to 4 decimal places.
Answer:
P(z > -1.76) = 1 - P(z < -1.76) = 1 - 0.0392 = 0.960
A researcher wishes to estimate the proportion of adults who have high-speed Internet access. What size sample should be obtained if she wishes the estimate to be within with % confidence if (a) she uses a previous estimate of ? (b) she does not use any prior estimates?
Answer:
732 samples ;
752 samples
Step-by-step explanation:
Given :
α = 90% ; M.E = 0.03 ; p = 0.58 ; 1 - p = 1 - 0.58 = 0.42
Using the relation :
n = (Z² * p * (1 - p)) / M.E²
Zcritical at 90% = 1.645
n = (1.645² * 0.58 * 0.42) / 0.03²
n = 0.65918769 / 0.0009
n = 732.43076
n = 732 samples
B.)
If no prior estimate is given, then p = 0.5 ; 1 - p = 1 - 0.5 = 0.5
n = (Z² * p * (1 - p)) / M.E²
Zcritical at 90% = 1.645
n = (1.645² * 0.5 * 0.5) / 0.03²
n = 0.67650625 / 0.0009
n = 751.67361
n = 752 samples
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Answer:
f(3) = g(3)
General Formulas and Concepts:
Algebra I
Functions
Function NotationGraphingStep-by-step explanation:
We can see from the graph that the lines intersect at (3, 6). If this is the case, then that means that when x = 3 for both functions, it outputs f(x) = 6.
Rewriting this in terms of function notation:
f(3) = 6, g(3) = 6
∴ f(3) = g(3)
Select the correct statement about what data scientists do during the Data Preparation stage.
a. During the Data Preparation stage, data scientists define the variables to be used in the model.
b. During the Data Preparation stage, data scientists determine the timing of events.
c. During the Data Preparation stage, data scientists aggregate the data and merge them from different sources.
d. During the Data Preparation stage, data scientists identify missing data.
e. All of the above statements are correct.
Answer:
e. All of the above statements are correct.
Option e is correct. All of the above statements are correct.
What is Data science?Data science is an interdisciplinary academic field that uses statistics, scientific computing, scientific methods, processes, algorithms and systems to extract or extrapolate knowledge and insights from noisy, structured and unstructured data
Data Scientist makes value out of data, he is expert in various tools and technologies like machine learning, deep learning, artificial intelligence and he solve business problems by presenting a model to predict business future.
During data preparation, data scientists and DBAs aggregate the data and merge them from different sources. During data preparation, data scientists and DBAs define the variables to be used in the model.
Hence, All of the above statements are correct, Option e is correct.
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Зу = -2 - 6
3y = 2z - 6
Answer:
y = -8/3, z = -1
A game consists of tossing three coins. If all three coins land on heads, then the player wins $75. If all three coins land on tails, then the player wins $45. Otherwise, the player wins nothing. On average, how much should a player expect to win each game
Answer:
On average, a player should expect to win $15.
Step-by-step explanation:
The expected value in an event with outcomes:
x₁, x₂, ..., xₙ
Each with probability:
p₁, ..., pₙ
is given by:
Ev = x₁*p₁ + ... +xₙ*pₙ
In this case we have 3 outcomes:
player wins $75 = x₁
player wins $45 = x₂
player does not win = x₃
Let's find the probabilities of these events.
player wins $75)
Here we must have the 3 coins landing on heads, so there is only one possible outcome to win $75
While the total number of outcomes for tossing 3 coins, is the product between the number of outcomes for each individual event (where the individual events are tossing each individual coin, each one with 2 outcomes)
Then the number total of outcomes is:
C = 2*2*2 = 8
Then the probability of winning $75 is the quotient between the number of outcomes to win (only one) and the total number of outcomes (8)
p₁ = 1/8
Win $45:
This happens if the 3 coins land on tails, so is exactly equal to the case above, and the probability is the same:
p₂ = 1/8
Not wining:
Remember that:
p₁ + p₂ + ... + pₙ = 1
Then for this case, we must have:
p₁ + p₂ + p₃ = 1
1/8 + 1/8 + p₃ = 1
p₃ = 1 - 1/8 - 1/8
p₃ = 6/8
Then the expected value will be:
Ev = $75*1/8 + $45*1/8 + $0*6/8 = $15
On average, a player should expect to win $15.