Simplify. show your work. 5-1/3 + (-3-9/18)

You have to use PEMDAS, it stands for parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, and subtraction. So first you have to subtract the numbers in the parenthesis which is -3.5 (9/18=1/2). Since there are no exponents or multiplying or dividing, we skip those. Now, we do 5-1/3 and we get 4 2/3. Lastly, add 4 2/3 and -3.5(which is equal to -3 1/2). We get 2 1/6=13/6=1.166666667

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step-by-step explanation:

(a) {a₁, a₁r, a₁r², … a₁rⁿ⁻¹, …}

(b) $59 398

step-by-step explanation:

(a) the annual sequence of profits

aₙ = a₁rⁿ⁻¹

the model for the sequence of profits is {a₁, a₁r, a₁r², … a₁rⁿ⁻¹, …} .

(b) profit after 15 yr

  a₁ = $ 30 000

  r = 1.05

a₁₅ = 30 000 × 1.05¹⁴

a₁₅ = 30 000 × 1.979 93

a₁₅ = $59 398

the profit in year 15 will be $59 398.