The sum of first three terms of an arithmetic series is 21. If the sum of the first two terms is subtracted from the third term then it would be 9. find the three terms of the series. The first and last bra​

The terms are - 1, 7 and 15.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the terms be a-d, a, a+d.

ATQ, a-d+a+a+d=21, a=7 and a+d-(a-d+a)=9. 2d-a=9, d=8. The terms are - 1, 7 and 15.

answer:

payment just for service  

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$

87.12

payment for service including tax

→

$

94.09

explanation:

service only with 20% tip  

→

$

72.6

(

1

+

20

100

)

=

$

87.12

in the opening of the question the word 'service' is associated only with the pretax value.

the closing part of the question asks: how much did she pay for the  

service

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so technically the answer is  

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$

72.6

(

1

+

20

100

)

=

$

87.12

however, the intention of the question provider may have been that your answer is to be  

$

87.12

(

1

+

8

100

)

=

$

94.09

to 2 decimal places.

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payment just for service  

→

$

87.12

payment for service including tax

→

$

94.09

tony b

mar 21, 2017

answer:

trying to explain it another way

explanation:

service charge  

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$

72.60

20% tip  

20

100

×

$

72.60

=

$

14.52

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add

$

87.12

tax  

8

100

×

$

87.12

=

$

6.97

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add

$

94.09

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