After a knee surgery, your trainer tells you to return to your jogging program slowly. He suggests jogging for 12 minutes each day for the first week. Each day thereafter, he suggests that you increase that time by 6 minutes per day. How many weeks will it be before you are up to jogging 60 minutes per day?

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You complain that the hot tub in your hotel suite is not hot enough. The hotel tells you that they will increase the temperature by 10% each hour. If the current temperature of the hot tub is 75 degrees F, what will be the temperature of the hot tub after 3 hours, to the nearest tenth of a degree?

anonymous · Answer

I understand that i have to use one of the formulas, except i dont know which one, someone, if possible, can lend me their help?

anonymous · Answer

its arithmatic i believe, since its increasing by the same amount each day

anonymous · Answer

n th is 60, not sure

anonymous · Answer

12+6(7)x=60. Since you are increasing by 6 minutes per day and there are 7 days per week, your equation will be 12+42x=60.

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@zordoloom

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It'll take 9 weeks total

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That's for the first one.

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explanation please

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Assuming that 12 minutes relates to the first week. how many times do you have to add 6 minutes to it to reach 60? A total of 9 times.

anonymous · Answer

ok great, do you understand the second part of the question?