Answer:
$=s*1.06 (s+s*.06)
Step-by-step explanation:
You need to multiply be the cost of the shoes (1*s) and the cost of tax (.06) which is the same as multiplying by 1.06
Looks like you just evaluated the summand for the given value of

, whereas the question is asking you to find the value of the sum for the first

terms.
Let

. Then

is the

th partial sum.

happens to be the first term in the series, which is why that box is marked correct:

But the next partial sum is not correct:

and this is not the same notion as the second term (which indeed is 0.75) in the series.
Add the 3 ratio portions together: 1 + 4 + 7 = 12
Divide total length by 12:
84/12 = 7
Multiply each ratio portion by 7:
1 x 7 = 7
4 x 7 = 28
7 x 7 = 49
The longest piece is 49 cm
Answer:
71.58
Step-by-step explanation: