Answer:
B
Step-by-step explanation:
essentially the plan that increases the price the most per week reaches the goal of $12 fastest.
plan A is $0.10 per week.
plan B it is not clear, if it means 10% of the original price every week, or every week 10% of the price of the previous week. I assume the first and simplest.
that means 10% of $8 = $0.80 per week.
plan C : the same amount every week until reaching $12. we need to increase in total by $4 (from $8 to $12). to reach these $4 in 8 weeks, we need to increase the price every week by 4/8 = $0.50.
plan D : $0.25 per week.
so, the plan with the highest increase every week and therefore the fastest one reaching $12 is plan B.
This is question of geometric sequence, equation of growth for this matter. The explicit formula for geometric sequence is given by:
a(n) = a(0)r^(n-1)
where;
a(n) = population after time "n"
a(0) = Initial population = 65
n = time = 5 weeks
r = common ratio = (100+30)% = 1.3
Substituting, beetles after 5 weeks will be;
a(5) = 65*1.3^(5-1) = 185.65 ≈ 186 beetles
Answer:
1. x= 20/3 or 6.6666 repeating
2. x=3
3. a=39
Step-by-step explanation:
1. subtract 25 by 5 to get 20, then divide 20 by 3 to get x
2. divide 7 by 21 to get x
3. add 8 to 31 to get a equals 39
5/6 = 50/60
3/4 = 45/60
7/10 = 42/60
So as we can see 5/6 is the greatest
