An author published a book which was being sold online. The first month the author sold 14400 books, but the sales were declining steadily at 5% each month. If this trend continues, how many total books would the author have sold over the first 23 months, to the nearest whole number?

The author sold a total of 30240 books following this trend.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's find 5% of 14400 first;

14400 * 5%

14400 * 5/100

144 * 5

720 (So now we know that they are decreasing by 720 each month; therefore thats the constant)

=> aₙ = a₁ + r(n - 1)

=> a₂₃ = 14400 + 720(23 - 1)

=> a₂₃ = 14400 + 720(22)

=> a₂₃ = 14400 + 15840

=> a₂₃ = 30240

Hope this helps!

answer: 193

explanation:

200-7 = 193