Ok, so you have the range correct. It is
120<___<150
(It should be less than or equal to, but there's no symbol for that, to my knowledge.)
But the term in the middle shouldn't be .25x
The reason is because that actually quadruples the price in the end, as you seem to have found out. Rather, instead of multiplying x by .25, multiply the numbers in the range by .75.
Here's why:
When you reduce something in price by 25%, you are paying for 75% of the original price. Not 25%. That would be a 75% discount.
So, in all actuality,your answer would be $90
The <em>correct answer</em> is:
The first number is 0.062.
Explanation:
Let x represent the first number in the list.
We add 0.001 to each number to find the next number; this gives us:
x + 0.001 + 0.001 = 0.064
Combining like terms, we have:
x + 0.002 = 0.064
Subtract 0.002 from each side:
x + 0.002 - 0.002 = 0.064 - 0.002
x = 0.062
1981+25
Since she was born in the year 1981, and her son was born 25 years later so you add 25