A painter uses 15 gallons of interior paint to cover 300 square yards of wall and ceiling space. On a different job, he uses 8 gallons to cover 160 square yards. No paint is left over on either job. How many gallons of paint are needed to cover 1 square yard?

.05

Step-by-step explanation:

300/15

20 sqr yrds per gal

1/20

1/20 or .05 Gal per sqr yrd

3

step-by-step explanation:

divide 13.5 by 9 to get the scale factor. it equals 1.5

2 * 1.5 = 3

(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.