Answer:
p = 55 + 35h
Step-by-step explanation:
Let p and h represent the price of the service call and the hours worked, respectively. The price charged is 35 dollars for each hour, so the time-based part of the price is 35h. The base fee of 55 dollars is added to that for a total price of ...
p = 55 + 35h
Answer:
12 = 22 × 3
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
an = 115 + (n - 1) (-6)
a25 = - 29
Step-by-step explanation:
We use the definition for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence:
an = a1 + (n - 1) d
a5 = 91 = a1 + (5 - 1) d
91 = a1 + 4 d
a20 = 1 = a1 + (20 - 1) d = a1 + 19 d
1 = a1 + 19 d
now we subtract term by term one expression from the other
90 = 4 d - 19 d
90 = - 15 d
divide both sides by -15 to isolate d
d = 90 / (-15) = -6
Now we can calculate what a1 is using for example:
1 = a1 + 19 d
1 = a1 - 114
add 114 to both sides:
115 = a1
Then our general expression for the sequence is:
an = 115 + (n - 1) (-6)
We can now use it to calculate the value of a25:
a25 = 115 + (24) * (-6) = -29
Let x represent the number originally signed up.
.. 360/x -6 = 360/(x +3)
.. 360*(x +3) -6x(x +3) = 360x . . . . . multiply by the product of denominators
.. 360x +1080 -6x^2 -18x = 360x
.. x^2 +3x -180 = 0
.. (x +15)(x -12) = 0
Solutions are x = {-15, 12}
12 members went on the trip.
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The problem wording does not make clear whether the original number (12) or the number suggested by the bus company (15) went on the trip. It would be most reasonable for 15 to go, if the troop had people who were willing.
