Show that 0.235555.can be expressed in the form
where p and q are integers and q =/= 0.

Answer and Step-by-step explanation:

Suppose x = 0.2355555... .

Multiply x by 100 and 1000:

100x = 23.5555

1000x = 235.5555

Let's subtract the first equation from the second:

1000x - 100x = 235.5555 - 23.555

Because the decimal part for each goes on forever, we can simply cancel them out in our subtraction statement:

900x = 235 - 23 = 212

Divide both sides by 900:

x = 212/900 = 53/225

Thus, since x = 0.235555..., we know that:

0.23555 = 53/225

Since p = 53 and q = 225 are integers, we have proven that this repeating decimal can be written as a fraction.

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stops on an even number.

step-by-step explanation:

part a. the differences are decreasing, so we know the sequence is not arithmetic. the ratios are constant (=3/4), so we know the sequence is geometric.

part b. from part a, we know the common ratio is 3/4, so each term is 3/4 of the one before. the initial term is the number of gallons at h=1.

g[h] = (3/4)·g[h-1]

g[1] = 384 . . . . initial value required for a recursive definition

part c. the general formula for a geometric sequence is

a[n] = a[1]·r^(n-1)

we have a[1] = 384, r = 3/4, and the term number given by h. the formula that follows is

g[h] = 384·(3/4)^(h-1)

part d. filling in the value and doing the arithmetic, we have

g[12] = 384·(3/4)^11 ≈ 384·0.042235136 ≈ 16.2183 . . gallons

part e. each gallon is 4 quarts, so

16.2183 gal × 4 qt/gal = 64.8732 qt