What things are important to keep in mind when you are trying to find a sample to use for data collection?

Question: what is the value of x 4x-2= (-7) +5x. it would be greatly appreciated if someone could actually explain to me step by step

The random variable x is the number of occurrences of an event over an interval of ten minutes. it can be assumed that the probability of an occurrence is the same in any two-time periods of an equal length. it is known that the mean number of occurrences in ten minutes is 5.3. the appropriate probability distribution for the random variable

Apublic library wants to place 4 magazines and 9 books on each display shelf. the expression 4s+9s represents the total number of items that will be displayed on s shelves. simplify the expression