A wall is in the shape of a trapezium. The first level of the wall is made up of 50 bricks where as the top level has 14 bricks. If the levels differ from each other by 4 bricks, determine the number of; (i)levels of the bricks.
(ii)bricks used to make the wall.

i). 10 levels of the bricks

ii). 320 bricks

Step-by-step explanation:

First level contains number of bricks = 50

Second level will contain = 50 - 4 = 46 bricks

Similarly, 3rd level will contain number of bricks = 46 - 4 = 42

Therefore, sequence formed for the number of bricks in each level of the wall will be,

50, 46, 42........14

This sequence is an arithmetic sequence having,

First term 'a' = 50

Common difference 'd' = 46 - 50 = (-4)

Last term of the sequence = 14

i). Expression representing last term will be,

  Here = nth term

  a = first term

  n = number of term (Number of level of the wall)

  d = common difference

  By substituting these values in the formula,

  14 = 50 + (n - 1)(-4)

  14 - 50 = (-4)(n - 1)

  -36 = -4(n - 1)

  9 = (n - 1)  

  n = 9 + 1

  n = 10

ii). Number of bricks used in the wall = Sum of the sequence

   Expression for the sum of an arithmetic sequence is,

        = 5(100 - 36)

        = 320 bricks

starting with:    

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7   

5 + x - 12 - x = 2x - 7 - x (subtract x from both sides)   

5 - 12 = x - 7 (combine and cancel x's from both sides)   

5 - 12 + 7 = x - 7 + 7 (add 7 to both sides)   

0 = x (add numbers together on both sides)       

so in order for the equation to be true, x must be 0.   

trying x = -0.5   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = 2(-0.5) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = -1 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7.5 = -8 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7.5 is obviously not equal to -8, the value of -0.5 for x is wrong.   

trying x = 0   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 2(0) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 0 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7 = -7 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7 equals -7, that demonstrates that the value of 0 for x is correct.   

trying x = 1   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2(1) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-6 = -5 (did addition on both sides)       

since -6 is obviously not equal to -5, the value of 1 for x is wrong.

$2416.6

step-by-step explanation:

per hour = $ 25

total work time = 35

commission = 15%

total she has to make = $ 4,500

let she sold x dollar products

so her commission will be 15 % of x

now

total = weekly basic pay + commission

4500= (25*35) + 15 % of x

4500=875 + * x

4500-875 =   * x

3625= * x

multiplying wwith 100 on both sides gives

36250 = 15 x

now

x =  

x= $2416.6