$700 because if it was 1/5 of the original, if you multiply by 5, it gives you your answer.
The second one, Amanda's method is linear because the number of minutes increased by an equal number every week. Billy's method is linear because the number of minutes increased by an equal factor every week.
B and C are absurd; if a series converges, it must have a sum, but if a series diverges, it cannot have a sum.
Now, notice that

That is, we can write the sum more compactly as

The series is geometric with common ratio

, so the series converges (and thereby has a sum), so the answer is D.
<span>Simplify and you will get -111</span>
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Here is a tip: When you have something that looks like this - ( - , turn it into a plus sign. It looks kind of like a plus sign anyway. So if you have 53- (-32), turn it into 53 + 32. Does that make sense?
So 53 + 32 = 85.
Another tip to do it in your head, is to do 50 + 30 = 80, then do 3 + 2 = 5, and add them. It's easier than trying to juggle the odd numbers. :)