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Find the value of y if: y+2 ( y+3( y+4 (y+ 1/24) = 100

 May 17, 2022
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I think you forgot to close your brackets.

 

Simplifying from the innermost brackets:

\(y + 2\left(y + 3\left(y + 4 \left(y + \dfrac1{24}\right)\right)\right) = 100\\ y + 2 \left(y + 3 \left(5y + \dfrac16\right)\right) = 100\\ y + 2 \left(16y + \dfrac12\right) = 100\\ 33y +1 = 100\\ y = 3\)

 May 18, 2022

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