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4. A bike rental company rented out 8 bikes in its first month. The company increased the number of bikes it rented each month by 2%. What was the approximate total number of bikes the company will rent out for the first 9 months?

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This is a geometric sequence:

First month: 8
Second month: 8 * 1.02
Third month: 8*1.02^2
Fourth month 8* 1.02^3
...
nth month: 8 * 1.02 ^(n-1)

Sum of the first 9 terms (months) = a[1 -r^n] / (1 - r) = 8* [1 - 1.02^9] / (1 - 1.02) = 78.04

Answer: approximately 78 bikes.
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