Answer
Find out the what was the price of the stereo .
To prove
Let us assume that the price of the stereo be x .
As given
Consumer Math The sales tax in the town where Amanda lives is 7%.
7% is written in the decimal form
= 0.07
As given
Amanda paid $35 in sales tax on a new stereo .
Than the equation becomes
x × 0.07 = 35
solving the above
x = $ 500
Therefore the price of the stereo is $ 500 .
Hence proved
1)
n 1 2 3 4 5 6
f(n) 1033 932 831 730 629 528
First term (a₁): <u>1033 </u> Common difference (d): <u>-101 </u>
Explicit rule: Recursive rule:
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2)
n 1 2 3 4 5 6
f(n) -39 -29 -19 -9 9 19
First term (a₁): <u> -39 </u> Common difference (d): <u> +10 </u>
Explicit rule: Recursive rule:
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3)
n 1 2 3 4 5 6
f(n) 3.75 2.5 1.25 0 -1.25 -2.5
First term (a₁): <u> 3.75 </u> Common difference (d): <u> -1.25 </u>
Explicit rule: Recursive rule: