(p^3)x + (p^2)q + pq + q = 8x + 21

What are p and q equal to?

Question

(p^3)x + (p^2)q + pq + q = 8x + 21

What are p and q equal to?

anonymous · Answer

7 and 6

anonymous · Answer

$$p^3x+p^2q+pq+q=8x+21$$

What are the values of p and q?

anonymous · Answer

Apparently, my source says that p = 2 and q = 3. I do not know how they got that.

anonymous · Answer

A rainstorm in Portland, Oregon, has wiped out the electricity in about 7%  of the households in the city. A management team in Portland has a big meeting tomorrow, and all 6  members of the team are hard at work in their separate households, preparing their presentations. What is the probability that none of them has lost electricity in his/her household? Assume that their locations are spread out so that loss of electricity is independent among their households.

anonymous · Answer

And why are you posting that here?

anonymous · Answer

Ok so I obtained the answer for anyone who is wondering:

(p^3)x = 8x

So p = 2

And substituting 2 back in to the equation for p gives q = 3.