Redued by 15%
orignal=100%
decrease by 15%=100%-15%=85%
find 85% of original
orignal=15 feet
85% of 15=0.85 times 15=12.75 feet
answer is B
=1001.5
Go .5 below and .5 above this answer to get your consecutive integers.
Therefore the answer is 1001 and 1002.
Depending on the length of the two sides of the triangle the length could be smaller than 1.
The answer that is not true is :
B. It is always greater than 1
Take the augmented matrix,
Swap the row 1 and row 2:
Add -2(row 1) to row 2, and -1(row 1) to row 3:
Add -1(row 2) to row 3:
Multiply through row 3 by 1/9:
Add 5(row 3) to row 2:
Multiply through row 2 by -1/3:
Add -2(row 2) and -1(row 3) to row 1:
So we have .