Answer:
2a+8 (square root b)................. third option
Each day his study time is increasing. Find a common denominator, in this case 8
1/4 = 2/8
5/8 = 5/8
1 = 8/8
So he went from
2/8 to 5/8 to 8/8 which is an increase of 3/8 each day. If this pattern continues Thursday would be 11/8 and Friday 14/8.
14/8 = 1 6/8 = 1 3/4 hours
(an hour and 45 minutes)
Suppose that the farmer had bought the rice at x dollars per bag and had sold them at a 25% markup. How much did the bags cost him before he added the markup? 1.25x =$75 results in $75/1.25, or $60 per bag.
If he sold 25 bags, his profit would be 1.25($60/bag)(25 bags) = $1875.
I very seriously doubt that the rice was $7500 per bag. Perhaps you meant $75/bag...?