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If there are 8 women, and the number keeps going up at a constant rate. How many women would there be in a day, a month, and year?
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Assuming the rate of increase remains constant, we first need to determine the rate at which the number of women is increasing. Since we know there are 8 women at the beginning, we can first find out the number of women that are added each day.
Let's assume that 1 woman is added every day. At the end of the first day, there will be 9 women (8 original women + 1 new woman). At the end of the second day, there will be 10 women, and so on.
Therefore, if 1 woman is added every day, there will be:
- 9 women at the end of day 1
- 10 women at the end of day 2
To calculate the number of women at the end of a month (30 days), we can use the formula for the sum of an arithmetic sequence:
S_n = n/2 * (a_1 + a_n)
where:
S_n is the sum of the first n terms
n is the number of terms (in this case, days)
a_1 is the first term (8 women)
a_n is the nth term (number of women on the last day)
Using this formula:
S_30 = 30/2 * (8 + a_30)
Since the number of women increases by 1 every day, on the last day (30th day), there will be 8 + 30 = 38 women. Therefore:
S_30 = 15 * (8 + 38) = 15 * 46 = 690 women at the end of the month.
To calculate the number of women at the end of a year (365 days), we can similarly use the formula:
S_365 = 365/2 * (8 + a_365)
On the last day of the year (365th day), there will be 8 + 365 = 373 women. Therefore:
S_365 = 182.5 * (8 + 373) = 182.5 * 381 = 6947.5 women at the end of the year.
So, in a day, there would be 9 women, in a month there would be 690 women, and in a year, there would be approximately 6947.5 women (assuming fractions of a woman).
Let's assume that 1 woman is added every day. At the end of the first day, there will be 9 women (8 original women + 1 new woman). At the end of the second day, there will be 10 women, and so on.
Therefore, if 1 woman is added every day, there will be:
- 9 women at the end of day 1
- 10 women at the end of day 2
To calculate the number of women at the end of a month (30 days), we can use the formula for the sum of an arithmetic sequence:
S_n = n/2 * (a_1 + a_n)
where:
S_n is the sum of the first n terms
n is the number of terms (in this case, days)
a_1 is the first term (8 women)
a_n is the nth term (number of women on the last day)
Using this formula:
S_30 = 30/2 * (8 + a_30)
Since the number of women increases by 1 every day, on the last day (30th day), there will be 8 + 30 = 38 women. Therefore:
S_30 = 15 * (8 + 38) = 15 * 46 = 690 women at the end of the month.
To calculate the number of women at the end of a year (365 days), we can similarly use the formula:
S_365 = 365/2 * (8 + a_365)
On the last day of the year (365th day), there will be 8 + 365 = 373 women. Therefore:
S_365 = 182.5 * (8 + 373) = 182.5 * 381 = 6947.5 women at the end of the year.
So, in a day, there would be 9 women, in a month there would be 690 women, and in a year, there would be approximately 6947.5 women (assuming fractions of a woman).