Express the Sum Using Summation Notation $$8 + 9 + 10 + 11 + \ldots + 32$$

question 75

Multiple Choice

Express the sum using summation notation. Use a lower limit of summation, not necessarily 1, and k for the index of summation.
- $$8 + 9 + 10 + 11 + \ldots + 32$$

• A) \(\sum _ { k = 8 } ^ { 32 } ( k + 3 )\)
• B) \(\sum _ { k = 1 } ^ { 24 } ( k + 3 )\)
• C) \(\sum _ { k = 5 } ^ { 29 } ( k + 3 )\)
• D) \(\sum _ { k = 11 } ^ { 35 } ( \mathrm { k } + 3 )\)

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

The measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good.

Substitutability

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