The ratio between consecutive terms of a geometric sequence.

What is the missing constant term in the perfect square that starts with x^2 -20x

What is the value of x in the following equation? -3x-2=2x+8

It took alice 5 5/6 hours to drive to her grandparents' house for . on the way home, she ran into traffic and it took her 7 3/8 hours. how much longer did the return trip take? write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number in simplest form. the trip home took __hours longer. ?