The following table shows the expressions that represent the sales of 4 companies: Company A 110(0.70)x B 140(1.07)x C 430(1.90)x D 310(1.14)x
Rank the company sales by smallest to largest percent of increase and select the correct answer below
Huh? So what's the answer... I don't get it
If those are supposed to be exponents, try
110(0.70^x) and so on
The base of the exponent is the rate of change. So, 1.2^x indicates a 20% growth rate.
Now it should be simple to sort by rate of growth (as a percent, not an absolute $$ amount)
By the way, thanks man
yes
To rank the company sales by the smallest to largest percent of increase, we need to calculate the percent of increase for each company's sales.
The percent of increase can be calculated using the formula:
Percent of Increase = ((New Value - Original Value) / Original Value) * 100
Let's calculate the percent of increase for each company:
For Company A:
Percent of Increase = ((110(0.70)x - 110) / 110) * 100
Simplifying this, we get:
Percent of Increase = ((77x - 110) / 110) * 100
For Company B:
Percent of Increase = ((140(1.07)x - 140) / 140) * 100
Simplifying this, we get:
Percent of Increase = ((149.8x - 140) / 140) * 100
For Company C:
Percent of Increase = ((430(1.90)x - 430) / 430) * 100
Simplifying this, we get:
Percent of Increase = ((817x - 430) / 430) * 100
For Company D:
Percent of Increase = ((310(1.14)x - 310) / 310) * 100
Simplifying this, we get:
Percent of Increase = ((353.4x - 310) / 310) * 100
Now we can compare the percent of increase values to rank the company sales from smallest to largest.
It's important to note that the value of x is not given in the question, so we can't determine the exact percent of increase for each company without additional information. However, based on the given expressions, we can compare the formulas for percent of increase.
Analyzing the formulas, we can see that the coefficient for x is higher for Company C (1.90x) compared to the other companies. So, it is likely that Company C has the highest percent of increase.
Based on this assumption, the ranking from smallest to largest percent of increase would be:
Company A, Company B, Company D, Company C
Please note that this is an estimation without knowing the exact value of x.
So i think it would be A,B,D,C
is that correct?
@steve