Since this is a problem in exponential growth/decay, y = ab^x is the formula that will be used to solve this problem.
The initial value, "a", is the value you start out with and in this case, it is $2000.
The growth/decay factor is what "b" represents, and it is 4%. We need to change the percentage into a decimal, so we will take the percent symbol, change it into a decimal, and move it two places to the left. This is make it 0.04. The problem also mentions interest, implying an exponential growth. Therefore, you will add 0.04 by 1: 1+0.04 = 1.04.
The "x" represents an amount of time. It is 5 years. The equation should be written like this:
y = 2000(1.04)^5
y = 2433.30. When rounded to the nearest dollar, it is $2433.
Hi! Your answer is 11358.24 dollars. I hope that helps!
Let x be the amount of cement and y be the amount of sand. If <span>the ratio of cement to sand for mortar is 1:3, then
and y=3x.
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So, if <span>Sandy puts in x=7 shovels of cement, then she puts
shovels of sand.
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Answer: 21 shovels of sand.
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First, you can add up 4+2 to get 6 because they’re both rates.
Next, divide 18 by 6 and you get 3.
So, it will take three hours for the boys to meet up.
One way to check your answer is to multiply 4x3=12 and 2x3=6 and 12+6 is 18.
