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astraxan [27]
3 years ago
7

A city currently has 60 family-owned restaurants. In the future, it is estimated that the number of those restaurants will decli

ne at a rat of 18% per year. Based on that estimate, what is the fewest number of years it will take for there to be less than 20 family-owned restaurants in the city? A.1 B. 3 C. 4 D. 6
Mathematics
1 answer:
zheka24 [161]3 years ago
4 0

The correct answer is D. 6

Explanation:

To know precisely how the number of restaurants in the city decreases over time, it is necessary to determine the 18% of the total of restaurants each year and to subtract this number. The process year per year is shown below:

First-year- 60 restaurants- Find the percentage by writing the known value and using cross multiplication

60 = 100 %

x = 18%

x 100 = 60 x  18

x = \frac{1080}{100}

x = 10.8   Number of restaurants that were closed

60-10.8 = 49.2 New total

Second-year - 49.2 restaurants- Repeat te process

x = \frac{49.2x 18}{100} Shortened version of the equation. Total of restaurants, multiplied by percentage and divided into 100 (total percentage)

x = 8.8

49.2 - 8.8 = 40.4 New total

Third-year- 40.4 restaurants

x = \frac{40.4 x 18}{100}

x = 7.2

40.4-7.2 = 33.2  New total

Fourth-year- 33.2 restaurants

x = \frac{33.2x 18}{100}

x  = 6.3

33.2- 6.3= 26.9 New total

Fifth-year- 26.9 restaurants

x = \frac{26.9 x 18}{100}

x = 4.8

26.9-4.8 = 22.1 New total

Sixth-year- 22.1 restaurants

x = \frac{22.1x 18}{100}

x= 3.96

22.1-3.9 = 18.1

According to this at this rate, it will take at least 6 years for the number of restaurants to be below 20.

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