Answer:
(a) yes
(b) 104% profit
Step-by-step explanation:
250 apples for $22,500 (were they gold?)
Part 1:
50x$120=$6000
Part 2:
200 sold at $1000 per 5 apples=200/5x1000=$40,000
$40,000+$6000=$46,000
A profit of $23,500
23500/22500=1.044 or 104% profit
Step-by-step explanation:
Given (2x + 23), (8x + 2) and (20x - 52) are three consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence.
(8x + 2) - (2x + 23) = (20x - 52) - (8x + 2)
or, 6x - 21 = 12x - 54
or, 12x - 6x = - 21 + 54 = 33
or, 6x = 33
or, 2x = 11
∴ x = 11/2
∴2x + 23 = 2 × 11/2 + 23 = 34
8x + 2 = 8 × 11/2 + 2 = 46 and
20x - 52 = 20 × 11/2 - 52 = 110 - 52 = 58
34, 46 and 58 are three consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence.
∴ Common difference(d) = 46 - 34 = 58 - 46 = 12, it is proved.
Hence, the common difference of the sequence is 12.
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