A clothing company manufactured 8000 of their new range of T-shirts in the first week of production. Due to demand, production is increased in the following week by 25%. In each subsequent week, the increase in production is 25% of the original production quantity. a) Establish an equation to model this situation. b) How many t-shirts are manufactured in the gth week? c) In which week will the clothing company manufacture 62 000 t-shirts?

A clothing company manufactured 8000 of their new range of T-shirts in the first week of production. Due to demand, production is increased in the following week by 25%. In each subsequent week, the increase in production is 25% of the original production quantity. a) Establish an equation to model this situation. b) How many t-shirts are manufactured in the gth week? c) In which week will the clothing company manufacture 62 000 t-shirts?

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter1: Equations, Inequalities, And Mathematical Modeling

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 22T: On the first part of a 350-kilometer trip, a salesperson travels 2 hours and 15 minutes at an...

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