Daniela has a three-season acting contract for a new TV show. Her pay for Season 1 is p dollars. Then, her pay will increase by 5 percent from Season 1 to Season 2 and by 10 percent from Season 2 to Season 3. Which of the following represents Daniela's Season 3 pay in terms of p ?Choose 1 answer:(A) 1.15p(B) 1.15p(C) (1.05)(1.1)p(D) (1.05)(1.1)p
Q. Daniela has a three-season acting contract for a new TV show. Her pay for Season 1 is p dollars. Then, her pay will increase by 5 percent from Season 1 to Season 2 and by 10 percent from Season 2 to Season 3. Which of the following represents Daniela's Season 3 pay in terms of p ?Choose 1 answer:(A) 1.15p(B) 1.15p(C) (1.05)(1.1)p(D) (1.05)(1.1)p
Calculate Season 2 Pay: Daniela's pay for Season 1 is p dollars. To find her pay for Season 2, we need to increase p by 5 percent. To calculate a 5 percent increase, we multiply p by 1.05 (since 5 percent is 0.05 and adding this to 1 gives us the total amount after the increase).Season 2 pay = p×1.05
Calculate Season 3 Pay: Next, we need to calculate the pay for Season 3, which is a 10 percent increase from Season 2. To calculate a 10 percent increase, we multiply the Season 2 pay by 1.10 (since 10 percent is 0.10 and adding this to 1 gives us the total amount after the increase).Season 3 pay = Season 2 pay ×1.10
Substitute and Simplify: Substitute the expression for Season 2 pay into the equation for Season 3 pay.Season 3 pay = (p×1.05)×1.10
Correct Multiplication: Now, we multiply the factors to find the expression that represents Daniela's Season 3 pay in terms of p.Season 3 pay=p×1.05×1.10
Correct Multiplication: Now, we multiply the factors to find the expression that represents Daniela's Season 3 pay in terms of p. Season 3 pay = p×1.05×1.10Simplify the expression by multiplying 1.05 and 1.10. Season 3 pay = p×(1.05×1.10) Season 3 pay = p×1.155
Correct Multiplication: Now, we multiply the factors to find the expression that represents Daniela's Season 3 pay in terms of p. Season 3 pay = p×1.05×1.10 Simplify the expression by multiplying 1.05 and 1.10. Season 3 pay = p×(1.05×1.10) Season 3 pay = p×1.155 However, we need to find an answer that matches one of the given choices. Upon closer inspection, we realize that multiplying 1.05 by 1.10 does not give us 1.155, but rather 1.155 is the result of multiplying 1.05 by 1.10 incorrectly. The correct multiplication is: p×1.05×1.102 This was a math error in the previous step. The correct multiplication should give us: p×1.05×1.102
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