A basin has the shape of a prism. What is the capacity of this basin? *

Determine what type of model best fits the given situation:

lyudmila [28]

Let value intially be = P

Then it is decreased by 20 %.

So 20% of P = $\frac{20}{100} \times P = 0.2P$

So after 1 year value is decreased by 0.2P

so value after 1 year will be = P - 0.2P (as its decreased so we will subtract 0.2P from original value P) = 0.8P-------------------------------------(1)

Similarly for 2nd year, this value 0.8P will again be decreased by 20 %

so 20% of 0.8P = $\frac{20}{100} \times 0.8P = (0.2)(0.8P)$

So after 2 years value is decreased by (0.2)(0.8P)

so value after 2 years will be = 0.8P - 0.2(0.8P)

taking 0.8P common out we get 0.8P(1-0.2)

= 0.8P(0.8)

$=P(0.8)^{2}$ -------------------------(2)

Similarly after 3 years, this value $P(0.8)^{2}$ will again be decreased by 20 %

so 20% of $P(0.8)^{2} \frac{20}{100} \times P(0.8)^{2} = (0.2)P(0.8)^{2}$

So after 3 years value is decreased by $(0.2)P(0.8)^{2}$

so value after 3 years will be = $P(0.8)^{2} - (0.2)P(0.8)^{2}$

taking $P(0.8)^{2}$ common out we get $P(0.8)^{2}(1-0.2)$

$P(0.8)^{2}(0.8)$

$P(0.8)^{3}$ -----------------------(3)

so from (1), (2), (3) we can see the following pattern

value after 1 year is P(0.8) or $P(0.8)^{1}$

value after 2 years is $P(0.8)^{2}$

value after 3 years is $P(0.8)^{3}$

so value after x years will be $P(0.8)^{x}$ ( whatever is the year, that is raised to power on 0.8)

So function is best described by exponential model

$y = P(0.8)^{x}$ where y is the value after x years

so thats the final answer

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3 years ago

On a certain road map, the scale is 1 inch = 12 miles. Aurora Springs and Glendale are 4 inches apart on the map. What is the ac

AleksAgata [21]

Aurora Springs and Glendale are 48 miles apart. You would take how much one inch is and multiply it by 4 to get how much 4 inches is. so 12*4=48

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3 years ago

A regular bar is 5 ounces and costs $1.25 A gigantic bar is 2 pounds and costs $6.98.

kolbaska11 [484]

Answer:

An experiment is done to see the health effect of large amounts of aspirin on rats. ... 2. Apples sell for 43 cents a pound. How much do 3.2 pounds of apples cost? ... A solid gold nugget is 23.5 ounces. How much is it worth? 23.5 oz x. $500 lez ... 5. A chocolate bar weighs 4.00 ounces.

Step-by-step explanation:

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2 years ago

Two factors of -48 have a difference of 19. The factor with a

sdas [7]

Answer:

13

Step-by-step explanation:

Given number = -48

Listing out the possible factors of -48 in pairs along with their difference:

Factors ( $F_1\times F_2$ ) Difference ( $F1-F2$ ) Difference ( $F_2-F_1$ )