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Dominic bought stock in a company two years ago that was worth xx dollars. During the first year that he owned the stock, it increased by 31%31\%. During the second year the value of the stock increased by 6%6\%. Write an expression in terms of xx that represents the value of the stock after the two years have passed.

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Q. Dominic bought stock in a company two years ago that was worth xx dollars. During the first year that he owned the stock, it increased by 31%31\%. During the second year the value of the stock increased by 6%6\%. Write an expression in terms of xx that represents the value of the stock after the two years have passed.
  1. Identify Initial Value and Increases: Identify the initial value of the stock and the percentage increases over the two years.\newlineDominic's initial stock value: xxxx dollars\newlineFirst year increase: 31%31\%\newlineSecond year increase: 6%6\%\newlineWe need to calculate the value of the stock after each year's increase.
  2. Calculate First Year Value: Calculate the value of the stock after the first year's increase.\newlineTo find the increased value, we multiply the initial value by 11 plus the percentage increase (expressed as a decimal).\newlineValue after first year = xx×(1+0.31)xx \times (1 + 0.31)\newlineSimplify the expression.\newlineValue after first year = xx×1.31xx \times 1.31
  3. Calculate Second Year Value: Calculate the value of the stock after the second year's increase.\newlineNow we take the value after the first year and increase it by 6%6\%.\newlineValue after second year = (xx×1.31)×(1+0.06)(xx \times 1.31) \times (1 + 0.06)\newlineSimplify the expression.\newlineValue after second year = (xx×1.31)×1.06(xx \times 1.31) \times 1.06
  4. Combine Expressions for Total Value: Combine the expressions to represent the total value after two years.\newlineThe final expression that represents the value of the stock after two years is:\newlineFinal value = xx \times \(1.3131) \times 11.0606