
now, if we take 2000 to be the 100%, what is 2200? well, 2200 is just 100% + 10%, namely 110%, and if we change that percent format to a decimal, we simply divide it by 100, thus
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so, 1.1 is the decimal number we multiply a term to get the next term, namely 1.1 is the common ratio.
![\bf \qquad \qquad \textit{sum of a finite geometric sequence}\\\\S_n=\sum\limits_(i=1)^(n)\ a_1\cdot r^(i-1)\implies S_n=a_1\left( \cfrac{1-r^n}{1-r} \right)\quad \begin{cases}n=n^(th)\ term\\a_1=\textit{first term's value}\\r=\textit{common ratio}\\----------\\a_1=2000\\r=1.1\\n=4\end{cases}\\\\\\S_4=2000\left[ \cfrac{1-(1.1)^4}{1-1.1} \right]\implies S_4=2000\left(\cfrac{-0.4641}{-0.1} \right)\\\\\\S_4=2000(4.641)\implies S_4=9282](https://img.qammunity.org/2019/formulas/mathematics/high-school/oy56uhela12w980etf1z75ctpjshacvw96.png)