Answer: 
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
The explicit rule for a geometric sequence is: 
The information provided is: a₁ = 
and r = 5
48 inches is the area in the front of the building
Since both equations are equal to y, we can just combine them like this:
1/3x-3=-x+5
1/3x=-x+8
4/3x=8 (since x is 1x which is 3/3x)
x=6
Plug x back in:
y=-6+5
y=-1
So x=6 and y=-1
Hope this helped!
I'm assuming the 59% achievement means, markup, so hmmmm well, if the bananas cost him $0.24 or 24cents per pound, so a markup of 59% is just 59% of 0.24 then.
whatever% of anything is just (whatever/100) * anything.
therefore, 59% of 0.24 is just (59/100) * 0.24, or 0.1416.
so, if we add 0.1416 to the 0.24, the selling price will be 0.3816, or just 38cents per pound of bananas.
