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Step-by-step explanation:

Exponential growth can be modeled by the formula , with y representing the final value, a being the starting value, r being the growth rate, and x being the number of time intervals passed.

To figure out the rate, we must use the values given from the months we have data of. Our starting value is 60,000 , ending value is 105,000 , and given that monthly sales are given, we can assume that sales grew exponentially each month. There were 4 years, or 48 months, that the store had to grow. Our formula is thus

To solve for r, we can first divide both sides by 60,000 , then put each side to the power of 1/48, resulting in

Since we know our rate, and there are 8 years/96 months between January 2005 and January 2013, we can make our starting value 105,000 , plug (1.75)^(1/48) for r and 96 for x in , and go from there.

Our final value is then

. We were able to turn 1.75^(1/48)^(96) into 1.75² using the exponent rule stating that x^y^z = x^(y*z)

5/12, or 5: 12

step-by-step explanation:

starting with:    

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7   

5 + x - 12 - x = 2x - 7 - x (subtract x from both sides)   

5 - 12 = x - 7 (combine and cancel x's from both sides)   

5 - 12 + 7 = x - 7 + 7 (add 7 to both sides)   

0 = x (add numbers together on both sides)       

so in order for the equation to be true, x must be 0.   

trying x = -0.5   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = 2(-0.5) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + -0.5 - 12 = -1 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7.5 = -8 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7.5 is obviously not equal to -8, the value of -0.5 for x is wrong.   

trying x = 0   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 2(0) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 0 - 12 = 0 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-7 = -7 (did addition on both sides)       

since -7 equals -7, that demonstrates that the value of 0 for x is correct.   

trying x = 1   

5 + x - 12 = 2x - 7 (original equation)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2(1) - 7 (plug in value of x)   

5 + 1 - 12 = 2 - 7 (did multiplication)   

-6 = -5 (did addition on both sides)       

since -6 is obviously not equal to -5, the value of 1 for x is wrong.