Let A = total amount in account
A = (0.04)(250) + 250
Take it from here.
Start at the end and work backwards:
-- The quotient of a number 'y' and 2 . . . . . ( y/2 )
-- 5 less than that . . . . . ( y/2 - 5 )
Answer:
Step 1 : Plug values into the quadratic formula
x = -(-5) +/- √ (-5)^2 - (4)(2)(-3) / (2)(2)
Step 2 : Solve
x = 5 +/- √ 25 + 24 / 4
x = 5 +/- √ 49 / 4
x = 5 +/- 7 / 4
x1 = 5 - 7 / 4 AND x2 = 5 + 7 /4
x1 = -1/2 OR - 0.5
x2 = 3
Hope this helps!!
200 : 5 = 40
40 : 5 = 8
8 : 5 = 1.6
1.6 : 5 = 0.32