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this isosceles triangle has two sides of equal length, a,
that are longer than the length of the base, b. the
perimeter of the triangle is 15.7 centimeters. the
equation 2a+b=15.7 can be used to find the side lengths.
if one of the longer sides is 6.3 centimeters, what is the
length of the base?
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Peter applied to an accounting firm and a consulting firm. he knows that 30% of similarly qualified applicants receive job offers from the accounting firm, while only 20% of similarly qualified applicants receive job offers from the consulting firm. assume that receiving an offer from one firm is independent of receiving an offer from the other. what is the probability that both firms offer peter a job?