0.9 = 90%
so 95% is larger
Alternatively, you can convert 95% to decimal form to get 0.95
Then compare 0.90 to 0.95 to see that 0.95 is larger
<h3>Answer:</h3>
<h3>Explanation:</h3>
You can try the choices to see which one works. The differences between an values double each time. They have the sequence 1, 2, 4, 8. So, you know that choices A) and D) do not work. They show the difference to be constant at 1 or 8. Since the differences are multiplied by 2, C) is a reasonable choice. Trying that, we find it describes the sequence perfectly:
a2 = 2·2 -1 = 3
a3 = 2·3 -1 = 5
a4 = 2·5 -1 = 9
a5 = 2·9 -1 = 17
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Trying choice B on the last term, we have
... a5 = 3·a4 -3 = 3·9 -3 = <em>24 ≠ 17</em>
Draw a number line from -10 to +10 with tick marks (division lines) every 1 unit. Now find the origin (in the middle of the line you have just drawn). Now move your pencil point 3 units to the left and plot a dark (closed) dot there. Then draw a ray from that closed dot to the left. Apparently we cannot extend that ray beyond -10.
(-10,-3] would be my representation of this situation.
Let's name the three consecutive even numbers n, n+2, and n+4. We know that their sum will be divisible by 2 because they are all even, so we can set x = n/2, and say that x + x+1 + x+2 = 48/2 = 24. Then, we can solve for 3x + 3 = 24, 3x = 24-3 = 21, and x = 21/3 = 7.
Final answer: n/2 = 7, so n = 14, so n+4 (the greatest number) is 14+4 =
18.
