Answer:
Rate of Decay = 8%
Step-by-step explanation:
The decay formula is:
Where F is the final value (here, it is given as "Y")
P is the initial value (here, given as 20,000)
r is the rate of decay (what we need to find)
t is the time (given as 2)
Comparing both the equations:
We see that:
1 - r =0.92
We solve for "r":
1 - 0.92 = r
0.08 = r
The rate of decay is 0.08, as a percentage, we need to multiply by 100, so we have:
0.08 * 100 = 8%
Rate of Decay = 8%
The share of Natasha is £ 42
<em><u>Solution:</u></em>
£70 is divided between Natasha, Richard & Stephen
Total amount = 70
Let the share of natasha be "x"
Let the share of richard be "y"
Let the share of stephen be "z"
Natasha gets twice as much as Richard
x = 2y ------ eqn 1
Richard gets three times as much as Stephen
y = 3z
----- eqn 2
Total amount = 70
share of natasha + share of richard + share of stephen = 70
x + y + z = 70
Substitute eqn 1 and eqn 2
Substitute y = 21 in eqn 1
x = 2y = 2(21) = 42
x = 42
Thus natasha gets £ 42