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An author published a book which was being sold online. The first month the author sold 14400 books, but the sales were declining steadily at 5% each month. If this trend continues, how many total books would the author have sold over the first 23 months, to the nearest whole number?

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Answer:

The author sold a total of 30240 books following this trend.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's find 5% of 14400 first;

14400 * 5%

14400 * 5/100

144 * 5

720 (So now we know that they are decreasing by 720 each month; therefore thats the constant)

=> aₙ = a₁ + r(n - 1)

=> a₂₃ = 14400 + 720(23 - 1)

=> a₂₃ = 14400 + 720(22)

=> a₂₃ = 14400 + 15840

=> a₂₃ = 30240

Hope this helps!

lhmarianateixeira

The author sold a total of 30240 books following this trend.

Let's find 5% of 14400 first;

[tex]14400 * 5\%\\14400 * 5/100\\144 * 5=720[/tex]

What is an arithmetic progression?

A, is a type of numerical sequence studied by Mathematics, where each term or element counting from the second is equal to the sum of the previous term with a constant.

So using the arithmetic progression we have:

[tex]a_n = a_1 + r(n - 1)\\a_{23} = 14400 + 720(23 - 1)\\ a_{23} = 14400 + 720(22)\\ a_{23} = 14400 + 15840\\a_{23} = 30240[/tex]

See more about arithmetic progression at brainly.com/question/20385181

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