Tell whether each number is a solution to the problem modeled by the following equation. Mystery Number: Five more than -8 times a number is 29. What is the number?
Let the mystery number be represented by n. The equation is 5+(-8)n = 29.
Is 3 a solution to the equation?

Monitors manufactured by tsi electronics have life spans that have a normal distribution with a standard deviation of 1800 hours and a mean life span of 20,000 hours. if a monitor is selected at random, find the probability that the life span of the monitor will be more than 17,659 hours. round your answer to four decimal places.