A large company put out an advertisement in a magazine for a job opening. The first day the magazine was published the company got 184 responses, but the responses were declining by 25% each day. Assuming the pattern continued, how many total responses would the company get over the course of the first 9 days after the magazine was published, to the nearest whole number?Answer:
Q. A large company put out an advertisement in a magazine for a job opening. The first day the magazine was published the company got 184 responses, but the responses were declining by 25% each day. Assuming the pattern continued, how many total responses would the company get over the course of the first 9 days after the magazine was published, to the nearest whole number?Answer:
Initial Data: Determine the initial number of responses and the daily decline rate.Initial responses on the first day: 184Daily decline rate: 25%
Calculate Daily Responses: Calculate the number of responses for each subsequent day using the decline rate.Day 1: 184 responsesTo find the number of responses for the next day, we multiply the previous day's responses by the decline rate (as a decimal).Day 2: 184×(1−0.25)=184×0.75=138 responses
Continue Pattern: Continue the pattern for the remaining days.Day 3: 138×0.75=103.5 responses, rounded to the nearest whole number is 104 responses.Day 4: 104×0.75=78 responsesDay 5: 78×0.75=58.5 responses, rounded to the nearest whole number is 59 responses.Day 6: 59×0.75=44.25 responses, rounded to the nearest whole number is 44 responses.Day 7: 44×0.75=33 responsesDay 8: 33×0.75=24.75 responses, rounded to the nearest whole number is 25 responses.Day 9: 1040 responses, rounded to the nearest whole number is 1041 responses.
Total Responses: Add up the total number of responses from all 9 days.Total responses = Day 1 + Day 2 + Day 3 + Day 4 + Day 5 + Day 6 + Day 7 + Day 8 + Day 9Total responses = 184+138+104+78+59+44+33+25+19Total responses = 684 responses
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