Problema Solution
Suppose you have a photocopier that does enlargements where the image is 50% larger theN the original. Explain how you could use repeated copying to make an enlargement where the image is 125% larger than the original .
Answer provided by our tutors
we use copier 2 times ,
let orginal size be 100 , in 1st attempt it becomes 150 and in 2nd it becomes 150+ 50% of 150 = 150+75 =225 ,
i.e. 125% larger than original