Answer:
32.4
Step-by-step explanation:
prior + 8.1 = 40.5 . . . . . . seems to model the problem statement
prior = 32.4 . . . . . . . subtract 8.1 from both sides
Prior to the increase the percent was 32.4.
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<em>Comment on the problem statement</em>
When you're talking about a percentage increase in a percentage, it is almost never clear whether you're talking about the percentage of the underlying number, or the percentage of the percentage.
Here, we assume the 8.1 is a percentage of working students, not a percentage of the percentage of workings students. If you actually intend the latter, the percentage before the increase was about 37.465%.
Answer:
<em>T5 = 512</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
Given the sequence
2,8, 32, 128,...
The sequence is a geometric progression
nth term of a geometric progression is expressed as:
Tn = ar^n-1
a is the first term = 2
n is the number of terms = 5 (next term is the 5th term)
r is the common ratio = 8/2 = 32/8 = 4
Substitute and get the fifth term
T5 = 2(4)^5-1
T5 = 2(4)^4
T5 = 2*256
<em>T5 = 512</em>
<em>Hence the next term is 512</em>
$145,714.28 because you divide 85,000 dollars by 7 then you multiply that answer by 12