Answer:
1 7/8
Step-by-step explanation:
1/4=2/8
2+2/8-3/8= 1 7/8
Amount of tax paid = 43-40 = 3
Tax rate = 3/40 = 0.75
0.75 x 100 = 7.5%
Tax rate = 7.5%
Nicoles pattern:
1
5
17
53
161
Ian’s pattern:
0
1
3
7
15
Ordered pair:
(1, 0)
(5, 1)
(17, 3)
(53, 7)
(161, 15)
Table 1 -
Sequence 1:
9
11
13
15
17
Sequence 2:
5
8
11
14
17
Ordered pair:
(9, 5)
(11, 8)
(13, 11)
(15, 14)
(17, 17)
Table 2 -
Sequence 1:
20
16
12
8
4
Sequence 2:
20
17
14
11
8
Ordered pair:
(20, 20)
(16, 17)
(12, 14)
(8, 11)
(4, 8)
Table 3 -
Sequence 1:
1
3
7
15
31
Sequence 2:
40
24
16
12
10
Ordered pair:
(1, 40)
(3, 24)
(7, 16)
(15, 12)
(31, 10)
Answer: 27x²yz + 3xz² - 2xy - 2y²z + 2yz²
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
Use the distributive property.
3xz(9xy + z) - 2yz(x + y - z)
= 3xz(9xy) + 3xz(z) -2yz(x) -2yz(y) -2yz(-z)
= 27x²yz + 3xz² -2xy -2y²z +2yz²
-2x=5 is the right answer
