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Kim is making jewelry to sell. Monday she made 12 bracelets. On Tuesday she worked 2.5 hours and has a total of 22 bracelets. What is the unit rate of the time it takes her to make each bracelet.

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Answer:

The rate at which bracelet maked is 27.3

Step-by-step explanation:

Given as :

The number of bracelets sold on Monday = 12

The number of bracelets sold on Tuesday = 22

The Time period of work on Tuesday  = 2.5 hours

Now,

The quantity of bracelets after n hours = Initial quantity of bracelets × [tex](1+\frac{Rate}{100})^{n}[/tex]

Or, The number of bracelets sold on Tuesday =  number of bracelets sold on Monday × [tex](1+\frac{Rate}{100})^{2.5}[/tex]

Or, 22 = 12 × [tex](1+\frac{Rate}{100})^{2.5}[/tex]

Or, [tex]\frac{22}{12}[/tex] =  [tex](1+\frac{Rate}{100})^{2.5}[/tex]

Or, 1.83 =  [tex](1+\frac{Rate}{100})^{2.5}[/tex]

Or, [tex](1.83)^{\frac{1}{2.5}}[/tex] = 1 + [tex]\frac{Rate}{100}[/tex]

Or, 1.273 - 1 =  [tex]\frac{Rate}{100}[/tex]

Or, 0.273 × 100 = Rate

∴  Rate = 27.3

Hence The rate at which bracelet maked is 27.3    Answer