A rectangle has a height of xxx and a width of 7x-47x−47, x, minus, 4.
Express the area of the entire rectangle.

Step-by-step explanation:

Area of a rectangle is expressed as Length * Width

Given the length/height = x

width = 7x-4

Area of the rectangle =

On opening the bracket;

Area of the rectangle =

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents

question: how many people can she serve?

answer: she can serve 16.66666667 people. so she can only give 16 people a complete serving.

question: does she have enough ice cream for her guests?

answer: no. explanation: she only has enough for 16 people to have a full serving. however, she can give a 17th person a partial serving.