In a talent competition, half of the contestants are eliminated in each round. at the end of the nth round, 32 contestants remain. if there were 1,024 contestants at the start of the competition, what is the value of n?

Prove that the sum of two consecutive exponents of the number 5 is divisible by 30.if two consecutive exponents are 5n and 5n + 1, then their sum can be written as 30.

Another type of subtraction equation is 16-b=7. explain how you would sole this equation then solve it.

What is the next step in the given proof? choose the most logical approach. a. statement: m 1 + m 2 + 2(m 3) = 180° reason: angle addition b. statement: m 1 + m 3 = m 2 + m 3 reason: transitive property of equality c. statement: m 1 = m 2 reason: subtraction property of equality d. statement: m 1 + m 2 = m 2 + m 3 reason: substitution property of equality e. statement: 2(m 1) = m 2 + m 3 reason: substitution property of equality