A 3-ring binder used for a loose leaf book has pages that are 8 1/8" wide x 10 3/8" tall. The publisher wants to divide the notebook into sections by using tabs on on a heavy weight paper that extend 1/2" beyond the text pages on the outside edge. What would the total width of the tab pages be?

Part a)  product a is decreasing by 18% per year1 - .18 = .82part b)  which product recorded a greater percentage change in price over the previous year?   product b recorded a greater percentage change.  justify your answer: the equation for product b is  y= 10000(.56)^x , and 1 - .44 = .56product b decreases by 44% per year