SPS SPS SM 2020 June — Question 6

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS SM (SPS SM)
Year2020
SessionJune
TopicGeometric Sequences and Series

6. A company which makes batteries for electric cars has a 10 -year plan for growth.
  • In year 1 the company will make 2600 batteries
  • In year 10 the company aims to make 12000 batteries
In order to calculate the number of batteries it will need to make each year, from year 2 to year 9 , the company considers the following model: \section*{the number of batteries made will increase by the same percentage each year} Showing detailed reasoning, calculate the total number of batteries made from year 1 to year 10.