The missing number in the series? 4, 18, ?, 100, 180, 294, 448
A) 48
B) 50
C) 58
D) 60

A)48

Explanation:

2^3 - 2^2 = 8 - 4 = 4
3^3 - 3^2 = 27 - 9 = 18
4^3 - 4^2 = 64 - 16 = 48
5^3 - 5^2 = 125 - 25 = 100
6^3 - 6^2 = 216 - 36 = 180
7^3 - 7^2 = 343 - 49 = 294
8^3 - 8^2 = 512 - 64 = 448

Where m is the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept of the line, or the y-coordinate of the point at which the line crosses the y-axis. to write an equation in slope-intercept form, given a graph of that equation, pick two points on the line and use them to find the slope. this is the value of m in the equation.