Answer:
(a) Rule: Multiply the input (x) by 2 and add 5 to the result of the product
(b) 
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
The attached table
Solving (a): The rule of the table in words
First, we calculate the slope (m)
Using:
So, we have:
The equation is calculated using:
Using:
We have:
Make y the subject
Hence, the rule is:
Multiply the input (x) by 2 and add 5 to the result of the product
(b): The rule, in algebra
As solved in (a), the rule is:
We conclude that after 50 days, there will be 67 lily pads.
<h3>how many will there be after 50 days?</h3>
We know that the number increases by 25% every 10 days.
In 50 days we have 5 groups of 10 days, so there will be five increases of 25%.
We know that the initial number is 22 lily pads, if we apply five consecutive increases of the 25% we get:
N = 22*(1 + 25%/100)*...*(1 + 25%/100%)
( the factor (1 + 25%/100%) appears five times)
So we can rewrite:
N = 22*(1 + 25%/100%)⁵
N = 22*(1 + 0.25)⁵ = 67.1
Which can be rounded to the nearest whole number, which is 67.
So we conclude that after 50 days, there will be 67 lily pads.
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300,563 Hope it helps! ^^
~Ash~
