PLEASE HELP!! You and your 8 friends decide to draw straws for a prize. There are 8 long straws and 1 short straw. Describe how the theoretical probability of drawing the short straw changes as each friend picks a straw.

the total of straw are going to be 9 and there will be a 1/9 chances of getting the short straw. while each friend picks a straw the probability of getting a short straw is going to be higher because the amount of straws are going to be lessened.

x = 17

step-by-step explanation:

1st step: isolate x.

24 - 3x = -27

-24         -24

-3x   =   -51

2nd step: divide.

-3x     =   -51

  3             3

  x       =     17

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