<span>Answer:
The multiplication factor of increase should be inverse of the multiplication factor of decrease.
e.g. Say you have a number 100.
You increase it by 25%. The multiplication factor is 5/4 i.e. when you multiply 100 by 5/4, you get 100*5/4 = 125. This is 25% more than 100.
Now you want to decrease it by a certain % such that you get 100 back.
Basically, 100*5/4 * x = 100
So x = 4/5 (inverse of 5/4)
Hence, you decrease by 20% (the multiplication factor of 20% is 4/5)
or
Use this formula: cumulative % change = a + b + ab/100
You want the cumulative change to be 0.
a + b + ab/100 = 0
If you know that you are increasing by 25% and want to find the % by which you should decrease to get the same number,
25 + b + 25b/100 = 0
5b/4 = -25
b = -20
So you need to decrease (hence you get the -ve sign) by 20%.</span>
Answer: 2 lbs of cherries
Cherries = $5 per pound
Oranges = $2 per pound
Total Cost = $18
Total weight = 6 lb
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Define x and y
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Let x be the number of lb of cherries
Let y be the number of lb of oranges
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Construct equations
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x + y = 6 ---------------------------- (1)
5x + 2y = 18 ---------------------------- (2)
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Solve x and y
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From equation (1):
x + y = 6
x = 6 - y
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Substitute x = 6 - y into equation 2
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5x + 2y = 18
5 (6 - y) + 2y = 18
30 - 5y + 2y = 18
3y = 30 - 18
3y = 12
y = 4
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Substitute y = 4 into equation (1)
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x + y = 6
x + 4 = 6
x = 2
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Find the weight of cherries and oranges
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Cherry = x = 2 lb
Oranges = y = 4 lbs
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Answer: Alex bought 2 lb of cherries
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Answer: The first 6 terms are = 8, 10, 12,14,16,18
Step-by-step explanation:
The NTH term of an Arithmetic Sequence is given as
an = a1 + (n - 1 ) d
where a1 = First term given as 8 and
d= common difference given as 2
Therefore We have that
the first term
an = a1 + (n - 1 ) d = 8+(1-1) 2
a1= 8
second term=
an = a1 + (n - 1 ) d= a2= 8 + (2-1) 2
= 8+ 2(1) = 10
3rd term
an = a1 + (n - 1 ) d= a3= 8 + (3-1) 2
= 8+ 2(2)= 8 + 4=12
4th term
an = a1 + (n - 1 ) d= a4= 8 + (4-1) 2
= 8+ 2(3)= 8+6=14
5th term
an = a1 + (n - 1 ) d= a5= 8 + (5-1) 2
= 8+ 2(4)=8+ 8=16
6th term
an = a1 + (n - 1 ) d= a6= 8 + (6-1) 2
= 8+ 2(5)=8 +10 =18
12.2 is a rational number because you can write it as a fraction.
Hope this answered your question.
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Step-by-step explanation:
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