Answer:
see explanation
Step-by-step explanation:
The n th term of a geometric progression is
•
= a₁ 
where a₁ is the first term and r the common ratio
given a₄ = 24, then
a₁
= 24 → (1)
Given a₈ =
, then
a₁
=
→ (2)
Divide (2) by (1)
=
= 
Hence r =
= 
Substitute this value into (1)
a₁ × (
)³ = 24
a₁ ×
= 24, hence
a₁ = 24 × 27 = 648
So basically it takes 10 people to paint a whole building. Forget about the 5 days. That's just there to confuse you. You have to first find out how much of a building can one person paint so, 1/10. So that means that 7 people can paint 7/10 of a building in 5 days
-7x^2 - 6x^2 + 3x + 5x - 5 + 2
-13x^2 + 8x - 3
Answer:
x/2 - 12
Step-by-step explanation:
let the number be x
half a number means x divide by 2. i.e x/2
when decreased by 12 means x/2 - 12
The rule for quotients of similar bases with different exponents is:
(a^c)/(a^b)=a^(c-b) in this case:
15^18/(15^3)=15^15