6. The expected life of a calculator varies inversely with the amount of times a student drops it. If the expected life of a calculator is 625 days and has been dropped 8 times,
what is the expected life of a calculator dropped 20 times?

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  250 days

Step-by-step explanation:

If the number of drops increases by a factor of 20/8, the expected life will decrease by the inverse of that factor: 8/20.

The expected life is (8/20)(625 days) = 250 days.

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introduction, methodology, results, discussion

step-by-step explanation:

an observational study is one which consists of actual observation to record data and then analyse the data.

there are a number of factors that should be analyzed before starting an observational study.

the main four factors are:

i) introduction:   this should be analysed to check whether the purpose of the study is correctly established and the data recorded are appropriate for the study

methodology:   the method of collecting the data, such as whether randomly selected, and whether sample size matches with the population to be studied, whether questions asked are easy to answer by common men, etc.

results: then results such as summary of data with comments should be studied thoroughly

discussion:   the last is the discussion, this can be either by management people or persons who are all interested , etc.