A one-ton ice sculpture is melting so that is loses one-fifth of its weight per hour. How much of the sculpture will be left after five hours?

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2022-10-29

A one-ton ice sculpture is melting so that is loses one-fifth of its weight per hour. How much of the sculpture will be left after five hours?

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Kaylee Evans

Kaylee Evans

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Common ratio is r = 1 - 1 5 = 4 5 = 0.8
1st term is a 1 = 1 ton , number of terms is n=5+1=6
6 th term is a 1 r n - 1 = 1 0.8 6 - 1 = 0.8 5 = 0.32768
0.33(2dp) ton of the sculpture will be left after 5 hours

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