You plan to buy holiday gifts for your coworkers. You want to buy 3 candles that cost $12.32 after tax and 2 packs of stationary that cost $8.78 after tax. How much money will you end up spending on each type of gift?

For 3 candles cost $12.32

for 1 , Divide cost from 3

→ 12.32 ÷ 3

» 4.10 for each candle

for 2 packs of stationary cost $8.78

→ 8.78 ÷ 2

» 4.39 for each stationary pack

Total Spending (including tax)

→ 12.32 + 8.78

→ $ 21.10

answer is 67%

step-by-step explanation:

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step-by-step explanation:

since the sequence is geometric there is a common ratio r between consecutive terms, that is

r = 4 ÷ - 2 = - 2

r = - 8 ÷ 4 = - 2

r = 16 ÷ 8 = - 2

the next term - 13 must be incorrect as it should be - 32 for the sequence to be geometric.

the first 4 terms are therefore geometric with common ratio r = - 2