Lee is staying at a hotel the cost of the first night is 240$ the cost for each night after that is 210$ let y represent the total cost of staying at the hotel for x nights

Which type of sequence does the situation represent

A the situation represents an arithmetic sequence because the successive y values have a common difference of 210

B the situation represents a geometric sequence because the successive y values have a common ratio of 210

C the situation represents an arithmetic sequence because the successive y values have a common difference of 30

D the situation represents a geometric sequence because of the successive y values have a common ratio of 30

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Silly Gilly

Mathematics

31 December, 00:08

Lee is staying at a hotel the cost of the first night is 240$ the cost for each night after that is 210$ let y represent the total cost of staying at the hotel for x nights

Which type of sequence does the situation represent

A the situation represents an arithmetic sequence because the successive y values have a common difference of 210

B the situation represents a geometric sequence because the successive y values have a common ratio of 210

C the situation represents an arithmetic sequence because the successive y values have a common difference of 30

D the situation represents a geometric sequence because of the successive y values have a common ratio of 30

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Jared Haynes · Answer 1

Let's write the function that represents the problem:

ax = 210x + 240

We are going to evaluate the first five nights:

a0 = 210 * (0) + 240 = 240

a1 = 210 * (1) + 240 = 450

a2 = 210 * (2) + 240 = 660

a3 = 210 * (3) + 240 = 870

a4 = 210 * (3) + 240 = 1080

We then have the following terms:

240, 450, 660, 870, 1080

We observe that the common difference of the terms is:

210

Therefore, since they have the same common difference, we are facing an arithmetic sequence.

Answer:

A the situation represents an arithmetic sequence because of the successive and values have a common difference of 210