The answer to the first part is (4,1).
The answer to the second part is (11,2).
Remark.The easiest way to do this question is to graph it. Start with that.
The red line is y = (1/3)^x
The blue line is y = 5*(1/3)^x
CommentThe red line's y intercept is (0,1)
The blue line's y intercept is (0,5)
WhyIf the x value is 0 then (1/3)^0 = 1
y = (1/3)^0 = 1 * 1 = 1 and for the blue graph
y = 5*(1/3)^0 = 5*1 = 5
In other words, in this set of equations, the 5 makes the y intercept 5 times larger than the 1 in front of y = (1/3)^x
If you have choices, could you please list them? I may be giving you the right answer but not in the form required.
8 1-and-a-half blocks would be 12 blocks, and so 12/17, because 12 blocks in 17 mins., so you divide 12 by 17 to get ---- blocks per minute, which is 12/17 as a fraction, or approx. 0.705882353 blocks per minute.
There is no difference. Both mean the same measurement except that 1.050 is presented in 4 significant figure and 1.05 in 3 significant figure.