Answer:
2%
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the first number
It increases by 70 %
The new number is
m = x+ .70x
= 1.7x
Let y be the second number
It decreases by 40 %
The new number is
n =y - .40 y
= .6y
The product of the original numbers is xy
The product of the new number is
mn = (1.7x * .6y) = 1.02xy
The new number is larger than the old number so it is an increase.
Percent increase is new - original divided by original times 100%
Percent increase = (1.02 xy - xy)
----------------- * 100%
xy
= .02 xy
------- * 100 %
xy
= .02 * 100 %
= 2%
You could start by eliminating wrong answer(s):
(a) 5 is definitely not a factor of the given <span>2xy + 8y − 8x − 32,
(d) x^2 - 4x + 16 (not x2 - 4x + 16) is not a factor (it has no y terms)
On the other hand:
(b) 2 definitely divides evenly into </span>2xy + 8y − 8x − 32: 2(<span>xy + 4y − 4x − 16)
(c) x + 4 divides evenly into both xy + 4y and -(4x + 16):
We get 2(x +4) [y - 4]</span>
I’m pretty sure it’s a candle but I’m not 100% sorry if I’m wrong!!!
