Rewrite without absolute value for the given conditions: y=|x−3|+|x+2|−|x−5|, if x<−2

Abox contains 1 plain pencil and 4 pens. a second box contains 5 color pencils and 5 crayons. one item from each box is chosen at random. what is the probability that a plain pencil from the first box and a color pencil from the second box are selected? write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

Abag contains 4 red, 7 blue and 5 yellow marbles. event a is defined as drawing a yellow marble on the first draw and event b is defined as drawing a blue marble on the second draw. if two marbles are drawn from the bag, one after the other and not replaced, what is p(b|a) expressed in simplest form? a. 7/16 b. 7/15 c. 14/16 d. 14/15

What is the inverse of the function f(x) = 2x + 1?