Lynne walks dogs every day to earn money. The fees she charges per month are 1 dog,$40;2 dogs,$37.25 each;3 dogs,$34.50 each;4 dogs,$31.75 each. A pet store wants her to walk 8 dogs if the pattern continues, how much will Lynne charge to walk each of the 8 dogs.

$ 59.25

Step-by-step explanation:

The given rates form an AP (Arithmetic Progression).

Let the cost of walking 1 dog be taken as the first term

and,

cost of walking 2 dogs as second term,

we notice that the price per dog is decreasing by 2.75 $ each time the number of dogs is increasing by 1.

So, it's safe to say that

In the AP:

First term is $ 40

Common difference is $ 2.75

Finding the charge to walk each of the eight dogs is like finding the 8th term of the given Series.

Formula for n-th term of a depreciating AP in terms of common difference(d) and first term(a):

Hence, the charge to walk each of the eight dogs is $ 20.75

the answer is  

a.

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