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Answer:
The sequence is geometric. The recursive formula is
Step-by-step explanation:
In order to solve this problem, you have to calculate the amount of the substance left after the end of each year to obtain a sequence and then you have to determine if the sequence is arithmetic or geometric.
The substance decreases by one-third each year, therefore:
After 1 year:
Using 1452 as a common factor and solving the fraction:
You can notice that in general, after each year the amount of grams is the initial amount of the year multiplied by 2/3
After 2 years:
After 3 years:
The sequence is:
1452,968,1936/3,3872/9....
In order to determine if the sequence is geometric, you have to calculate the ratio of two consecutive terms and see if the ratio is the same for all two consecutive terms. The ratio is obtained by dividing a term by the previous term.
The sequence is arithmetic if the difference of two consecutive terms is the same for all two consecutive terms.
-Calculating the ratio:
For the first and second terms:
968/1452=2/3
For the second and third terms:
1936/3 ÷ 968 = 2/3
In conclussion, the sequence is geometric because the ratio is common.
The recursive formula of a geometric sequence is given by:
where an is the nth term, r is the common ratio and an-1 is the previous term.
In this case, r=2/3
Answer:
a) There is a probability of 42% that the person will feel guilty for only one of those things.
b)There is a probability of 46% that a randomly selected person will not feel guilty for either of these reasons
Step-by-step explanation:
This probability problem can be solved by building a Venn like diagram for each probability.
I say that we have two sets:
-Set A, for those people that will feel guilty about wasting food.
-Set B, for those people that will feel guilty about leaving lights on when not in a room.
The most important information is that there is a .12 probability that a randomly selected person will feel guilty for both of these reasons. It means that
The problem also states that there is a .39 probability that a randomly selected person will feel guilty about wasting food. It means that P(A) = 0.39. The probability of a person feeling guilty for only wasting food is PO(A) = .39-.12 = .27.
Also, there is a .27 probability that a randomly selected person will feel guilty about leaving lights on when not in a room. So, the probability of a person feeling guilty for only leaving the lights on is PO(B) = 0.27-0.12 = 0.15.
a) What is the probability that a randomly selected person will feel guilty for either wasting food or leaving lights on when not in a room?
This is the probability that the person feels guilt for only one of those things, so:
P = PO(A) + PO(B) = 0.27 + 0.15 = 0.42 = 42%
b) What is the probability that a randomly selected person will not feel guilty for either of these reasons
The sum of all the probabilities is always 1. In this problem, we have the following probabilies
- The person will not feel guilty for either of these reasons: P
- The person will feel guilty for only one of those things: PO(A) + PO(B) = 0.42
- The person will feel guilty for both reasons: PB = 0.12
So
`P + 0.42 + 0.12 = 1
P = 1-0.54
P = 0.46
There is a probability of 46% that a randomly selected person will not feel guilty for either of these reasons