Well when it comes to absolute value remember that whatever number is inside the two straight lines will always come out as a positive.
a) [54] would still be 54
b)-[-7 3/5] so first you get the absolute value which comes out to 7 3/5 but because there is a negative sign out side of the two parallel lines, the answer would be -7 3/5
c)[3]-[-1] the absolute value of 3 is 3 and the absolute value of -1 is 1. So the expression would be 3-1 which comes out to 2
d)[2.2-5.13] 2.2-5.13 would equal -2.93 but since it is in the absolute value, the answer would come out as 2.93
Hope this helps!
Answer:
One-sixth times StartFraction 2 over 1 EndFraction
This is an exponential decay problem.
Using the equation Y = a *(1-rate)^time
where Y is the future value given as 12,000 and a is the starting value given as 13,000.
The rate is also given as 5%.
The equation becomes:
12,000 = 13,000(1-0.05)^x
12,000 = 13,000(0.95)^x
Divide each side by 13000:
12000/13000 = 0.95^x/13000
12/13 = 0.95^x
Use the natural log function:
x = ln(12/13) / ln(0.95)
x = 1.56 years. ( this will equal 12,000
Round to 2 years it will be less than 12000.
