Answer: A. divided the difference of the two quantities by the sum of the two quantities.
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Explanation:
The difference of the quantities is 20-15 = 5
The sum of the quantities is 20+15 = 35
Dividing those results leads to 5/35 = 0.142857 which rounds to 0.1429
That converts to 14.29%
This is likely the path Adam took. This path is incorrect. The correct steps are shown below
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Difference = 20-15 = 5
Divide the difference over the original quantity
5/20 = 1/4 = 0.25 = 25%
We have a 25% decrease because the new quantity (15) is smaller than the old quantity (20)
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Here's another way to approach the problem
A = old value = 20
B = new value = 15
C = percent change
C = [ (B-A)/A ] * 100%
C = [ (15-20)/20 ] * 100%
C = (-5/20)*100%
C = -0.25*100%
C = -25%
The negative C value means we have a negative percent change, ie we have a percent decrease. So this is another way to get a 25% decrease.
4/6=66.67%
5/8=62.5%
Therfore 4/6 is bigger than 5/8
The pattern is n-3, so we will start from the beginning, from 1.
7, 4, 1, -2, -5, -8, -11, -14, -17, -20, -23, -26, -29, -32, -35, -38, -41, -44.
-44 is the 18th term in the sequence.
To find the answer to a problem like this, we need to look for patterns in the number!
It looks likes x = 2y
Or in other words, (y is being multiplied by 2 to find x!)
**Now that we've discovered this pattern, we can confidently say that ...
<u>the number</u><u> 6</u><u> belongs in</u><u> #1 </u>
