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Answer:</h3>
For each birdhouse built, the total cost increases by $3.50.
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Step-by-step explanation:</h3>
Let's try some of the answers and see if they work.
The "initial cost" will be the cost when 0 birdhouses are built.
... f(0) = 3.5·0 +24 = 24 . . . . . clearly, not $3.50
Then increasing the number of birdhouses by 1, the cost is ...
... f(1) = 3.5·1 +24 = 27.5 . . . . . the cost has gone up (not down) by $3.50
Clearly the total cost to build 1 birdhouse is not $3.50. (It is $27.50.)
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Our exploration of the formula leads us to conclude ...
... For each birdhouse built, the total cost increases by $3.50.
Answer:
f(n)=-5-3n
Step-by-step explanation:
Given the recursive formula of a sequence
f(1)=−8
f(n)=f(n−1)−3
We are to determine an explicit formula for the sequence.
f(2)=f(2-1)-3
=f(1)-3
=-8-3
f(2)=-11
f(3)=f(3-1)-3
=f(2)-3
=-11-3
f(3)=-14
We write the first few terms of the sequence.
-8, -11, -14, ...
This is an arithmetic sequence where the:
First term, a= -8
Common difference, d=-11-(-8)=-11+8
d=-3
The nth term of an arithmetic sequence is determined using the formula:
T(n)=a+(n-1)d
Substituting the derived values, we have:
T(n)=-8-3(n-1)
=-8-3n+3
T(n)=-5-3n
Therefore, the explicit formula for f(n) can be written as:
f(n)=-5-3n
Answer:
9
Step-by-step explanation:
Answer:
B
Step-by-step explanation:
15 divided by 2.49 equals 0.166 (Approximately 17 cents/oz) whilst 20 divided by 3.32 equals 0.111 (Approximately 11 cents/oz).
