Answer:
150 Naira
Step-by-step explanation:
3 + 5 = 8
Since Ade receives in a 3 to 5 ratio, Ade receives 3/8 of the total.
3/8 × 400 = 150
Answer: 150 Naira
You can see how this works by thinking through what's going on.
In the first year the population declines by 3%. So the population at the end of the first year is the starting population (1200) minus the decline: 1200 minus 3% of 1200. 3% of 1200 is the same as .03 * 1200. So the population at the end of the first year is 1200 - .03 * 1200. That can be written as 1200 * (1 - .03), or 1200 * 0.97
What about the second year? The population starts at 1200 * 0.97. It declines by 3% again. But 3% of what??? The decline is based on the population at the beginning of the year, NOT based no the original population. So the decline in the second year is 0.03 * (1200 * 0.97). And just as in the first year, the population at the end of the second year is the population at the beginning of the second year minus the decline in the second year. So that's 1200 * 0.97 - 0.03 * (1200 * 0.97), which is equal to 1200 * 0.97 (1 - 0.03) = 1200 * 0.97 * 0.97 = 1200 * 0.972.
So there's a pattern. If you worked out the third year, you'd see that the population ends up as 1200 * 0.973, and it would keep going like that.
So the population after x years is 1200 * 0.97x
Answer:
Smaller number: 12
Greater number: 31
Step-by-step explanation:
Hi there!
Let x equal to the smaller number.
Let y be equal to the greater number.
<u>1) Translate the information into equations</u>
"One is 7 more than twice the other"
⇒ 
"The sum of the numbers is 43"
⇒ 
<u>2) Use substitution to solve for the smaller number</u>

Plug the equation
into the above equation

Subtract both sides by 7

Divide both sides by 3 to isolate x

Therefore, the smaller number equates to 12.
<u>3) Use substitution to solve for the greater number</u>

Plug in x as 12

Subtract both sides by 12 to isolate y

Therefore, the greater number equates to 31.
I hope this helps!
Answer: 35
Step-by-step explanation:
3(x + 7) = 9(x - 1)
3(x) + 3(7) = 9(x) - 9(1)
3x + 21 = 9x - 9
<u>- 3x - 3x </u>
21 = 3x - 9
<u>+ 9 + 9</u>
<u>30</u> = <u>3x</u>
3 3
10 = x