P-0.40p = 0.60p
C. Decrease by 40% is the same as multiply by 60%.
Assume that p = 10
10 - 0.40(10) = 0.60(10)
10 - 4 = 6
6 = 6
Based on the above assumption. 40% of 10 is 4 ; and 60% of 10 is 6. So, 10 less 4(40% of 10) is equal to 6 (60% of 10).
Percentage is used because 0.40 and 0.60 will be multiplied with 100% to get the equivalent percentage 0.40 x 100% = 40% ; 0.60 x 100% = 60%
Answer: The numbers are decreasing by 2. So that means that the eighteenth number would be -29.
Explanation:
{5, 3, 1, -1, -3, -5, -7, -9, -11, -13, -15, -17, -19, -21, -23, -25, -27, -29...}
(2·3.5 + 4·3.25 + 2·1.9 + 1·1.2)·(1 - 0.05) = $23.75
