Answer:
There are 0.475 pounds of apples in each tart.
I arrived in this number by dividing the total number of pounds by the total number of tarts made.
475 pounds divided by 1000 tarts is equal to 0.475 pounds per tart.
475 lbs/1000 tarts = 0.475 lbs/tart
So, if you are to bake a certain number of tarts and need to know the total number of pounds of apple needed to bake you can use this equation.
y = 0.475x
where y represents the total number of pounds needed to bake x number of tarts with a fixed 0.475 pounds per tart.
Step-by-step explanation:
Explicit Formula
Just in case you don't know what this is, the explicit formula is the formula that solves for any term in the series without necessarily knowing what came before the term you are solving.
<em><u>Givens</u></em>
d = t_(n + 1) - t_n You can take any term and the next term for this part of the formula
d = t_3 - t_2
t_3 = 1
t_2 = -7
d = 1 - - 7 = 8
a = -15
<em><u>Formula</u></em>
t_n = a + (n - 1)*d
t_n = -15 + (n - 1)*8
For example find the 5th term.
t_5 = - 15 + (5 - 1)*8
t_5 = - 15 + 4 *8
t_5 = -15 + 32
t_5 = 17 Which is what you have.
Recursive Formula
Computers really like this formula. They use it in what is called a subroutine and they pass values from one part of the program to a subroutine which evaluates the given and sends the result back. I'm telling you all this so you see why you are doing it. The disadvantage of it for humans is that you must know the preceding term to use the recursive formula.
<em><u>Formula</u></em>
t_n = t_(n - 1) + d
<em><u>Example</u></em>
t_6 = t_(6 - 1) + d
t_6 = t_5 + 8
t_6 = 17 + 8
t_6 = 25
You can check this by using the explicit formula.
First you would turn it into long division then you would just divide from there it is pretty easy
From the second:
2x-y=4
x=(4+y)/2 and applying this to first:
4+y+3y=12
4y+4=12
4y=8
y=2 and since x=(4+y)/2, x=3 so
x+y=2+3=5
