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Independent and Dependent Events
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This video covers both independent and dependent events, although we much prefer independent events. Dependent events are just so dang clingy.

Disjoint and Overlapping Events
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Disjoint events are events that cannot happen at the same time. If one happens, the other doesn't. Simple as that. Overlapping events, on the other...

SAT Math 1.1 Numbers and Operations
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SAT Math 1.1 Numbers and Operations. How many combinations of beverage and cereal can be made?

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GED Math 2.3 Expression and Equations 322 Views


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GED Math: Expression and Equations Drill 2, Problem 3. How many hours did Tess work?


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Here's your Shmoop dujour, brought to you by slackers.

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It's like if slacks and Dockers were to join forces and create the laziest pair of pants ever.

00:25

We've got Tess who's a real go-getter and Steven who's a bit of a slacker.

00:29

Together they work for 21 hours, but this problem wants us to know

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that Tess put three more hours of work into this project than Steven did.

00:37

Maybe he had a good excuse, like his legs were broken.

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All we have to do to solve this problem is set up a simple equation.

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Having a single variable S makes life a lot easier.

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Careful, because S is Steven's time. We need to tack on three more hours to get Tess' time.

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Now the least Steven can do is give Tess a foot rub.

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