Gloria has a lunch account in the school cafeteria. the balance, f(x), in her account can be represented by the function f(x) = –1.50x + 40, where x is the number of meals purchased. suppose –1.50 changed to –2.75. what does this mean in the context of the problem?

Without any equipment, you can see stars that are 2{,}800{,}0002,800,0002, comma, 800, comma, 000 light-years away. by looking through a small telescope, you can see stars that are 3{,}112{,}000{,}0003,112,000,0003, comma, 112, comma, 000, comma, 000 light-years away. approximately how many times as far can you see using a small telescope as without any equipment?