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One-third of the people from country a claim that they are from country b, and the rest admit they are from country a. one-fourth of the people from country claim that they are from country a, and the rest admit they are from country b. in a combined census of the two countries, one-half of the total claimed to be from a. what is the ratio of the populations of country a to that of country b.

Solve the equation. 2x - 8(x+1)= 6(2x - 3)

Agroup of student volunteers participates in a study designed to assess several behavioral interventions for improving output in a repetitive task. prior to the beginning of the study, all volunteers unknowingly observed, and their output is measured. at the beginning of the study, prior to any intervention, the volunteers perform the same task under the observation of a study administrator, and their overall output increases. which of the following terms describes this phenomenon? a. simpson's paradox b. hawthorne effect are d. novelty effect d. pygmalion effect e. observer-expectancy effect