Answer:
50 inches.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the length of the each ribbon was x.
Now, she cuts 9 pieces of same length L which means total length is 9L.
Now, doing the same she was left with 5 inches of ribbon. Hence, we have
[tex[9L+5=x.....(1)[/tex]
Similarly, we can write a equation for the second situation.
From equation 1 and 2,
Plugging this value in equation 1,
Therefore, the length of each ribbon when she bought them was 50 inches.
In a geometric sequence each number after the first is found by multiplying the previous number by a fixed number called the common ratio.
In an arithmetic sequence, each term is equal to the previous term plus or minus a constant called the common difference.
In your problem we have a sequence of numbers that appears to be decreasing in value, but on the surface it doesn't appear to be by any constant number... but if you look closely, the denominator 34 is exactly twice the other denominator 17. This would lead me to look at a common denominator to see if anything takes shape...
9/17 = 18/34
15/34
6/17 = 12/34
9/34
Now we see that each number is the previous number minus 3/34, so we have a common difference of 3/34.
This would match the definition of an arithmetic sequence and NOT a geometric sequence.
The first part is 8 x 40=320
8 x 7=56
320+56 and i am not sure what you have going on on the other half
