About 20 different comic books will be distributed to five kids. (a) how many ways are there to distribute the comic books if there are no restrictions on how many go to each kid (other than the fact that all 20 will be given out)?

answer:

5^20

step-by-step explanation:

for each comic book, there are five different choices for which kid will receive that comic book. 20 decisions are made, one for each comic book with five different possibilities for each choice. the number of ways to distribute the comic books to the five kids is 5^20.

answer:

35

step-by-step explanation:

answer:

the dryer cost 325

step-by-step explanation:

let w = the cost of the washer

d = cost of the dryer

w+d = 701

w = d+51

replace w in the first equation with d+51

d+51 +d = 701

combine like terms

2d+51 = 701

subtract 51 from each side

2d+51-51 = 701 -51

2d = 650

divide by 2

2d/2 = 650/2

d = 325

the dryer cost 325