Answer:
P=40
a + b + x = P
a = 3x
b = x + 5
substitute for b & y
3x + (x+5) + x = 40
Step-by-step explanation:
longest section 1 = a
mid length section 2 = b
shortest section 3 = x
P=40
a + b + x = P
a = 3x
b = x + 5
substitute for b & y
3x + (x+5) + x = 40
5x + 5 = 40
5x = 35
x = 7
b = 12
a = 21
We can calculate it by PVOA table.
PVOA means present value of an ordinary annuity.
PMT = $350
PMT means recurring payment.
time = 5 years and interest rate is 4%
So n = 5 and i = 4%
So we can calculate PVOA as
PVOA = PMT times (PVOA factor for n = 5 and i = 4%)

(PVOA factor PVOA table)

So present value is $1558.2
CommentI think you need brackets to clarify what you mean. I think it should be written as
10b/(2b + 8)
If that is the case the reciprocal is
(2b + 8)/10b You just turn everything up side down. There are technical ways of doing this, but the easiest way is just to do what I just did.
Put the numerator in the denominator,
Put the denominator in the numerator.
You could simplify this a bit.
2b/10b + 8/10b
which reduces further.
1/5 + 4/5b
Just to make sure you understand where that b is, I will do this in
Latex.
Alternate answerIf you do mean what your wrote then the reciprocal is 2b / 10b + 8 which is 1/5 + 8 = 8 + 0.2 = 8.2
The 8 has nothing to do with the reciprocal under these conditions.
The answerI have given you all the choices I can think of without going into decimals. If you have choices, please list them under the comments.
Answer:
284.837734 ft^3 rounded up to 284.84 ft^3
Step-by-step explanation:
Cylinder Volume: pi*r^2h
pi*4^2*4=201.06193
Cone Volume: pi*r^2*(h/3)
pi*4^2*(5/3)=83.7758041
201.06193+83.7758041=284.837734
284.837734 ft^3