2065 Q.No. 2 a A firm produced 100 calculator sets during its first year. The total number of calculator sets produced at the end of five years is 4,500. Assume that the production increases uniformly each year. Estimate the increase in production each year. [3] Ans: 400

First, the firm produces 100 sets its first year. This means that our equation starts at 100. Next, the total number of calculator sets in 5 years is 4500. With y₁ representing the amount of calculator sets produced during year 1, y₂ representing the amount of sets during year 2, and so on, we can say that

y₁+y₂+y₃+y₄+y₅ = 4500

100 + y₂+y₃+y₄+y₅ = 4500

Next, we are given that the production increases uniformly by an amount each year. Representing that amount as a, we can say that

y₁+a = y₂

y₂+a = y₃

y₁+a+a = y₃

y₁+ 2 * a = y₃

and so on, so we have

100 + y₂+y₃+y₄+y₅ = 4500

100 + (100+a) + (100+2a) + (100+3a) + (100+4a) = 4500

500 + 10a = 4500

subtract 500 from both sides to isolate the a and its coefficient

4000 = 10a

divide both sides by 15 to isolate a

a = 400

2065 Q.No. 2 a A firm produced 100 calculator sets during its first year. The total number of calculator sets produced at the end of five years is 4,500. Assume that the production increases uniformly each year. Estimate the increase in production each year. [3] Ans: 400 ​

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2065 Q.No. 2 a A firm produced 100 calculator sets during its first year. The total number of calculator sets produced at the end of five years is 4,500. Assume that the production increases uniformly each year. Estimate the increase in production each year. [3] Ans: 400