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Related Rates Cell Phone Problem
What is RHS? And do I need to solve for q? How do I do that?- alyplayford
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Related Rates Cell Phone Problem
Homework Statement The average cost per item, C, in dollars, of manufacturing a quantity q of cell phones is given by the following equation, where a and b are positive constants. C = a/q + b (a) Find the rate of change of C as q increases. Include units. I already found this, it's: -a/q^2...- alyplayford
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Solving Nicaragua's 1988 Inflation Problem
So would it be (1 + .013) ^ 366?- alyplayford
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help
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Solving Nicaragua's 1988 Inflation Problem
After getting help from another person, yes, I understand that you need to use that equation. However, I have no value for P! So would it look like this: (1 + .013)^30? And yes, it's referring only to the month of June, not to the time up to it. That was my mistake. I got the answer 47.3%...- alyplayford
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help
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Solving Nicaragua's 1988 Inflation Problem
Homework Statement During 1988 Nicaragua's inflation rate averaged 1.3% perd day. This means that on average, prices went up by 1.3 percent from one day to the next. By what percentage did Nicaraguan prices increase in June of 1988? What was Nicaragua's annual inflation rate during 1988...- alyplayford
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- Forum: Precalculus Mathematics Homework Help