Find an explicit rule for the nth term of the sequence.

-5, -25, -125, -625, ...

At dinner, 2/5 of the people had fish and 1/3 had chicken. if everyone else had lamb, what fraction of the people had lamb? and if 40 people had lamb , calculate the total number of people at the dinner.

Which of these is and example of a literal equation? a) 6+30=6^2 b)3x-4y c)12=9+3x d)ax-by=k

Each month, a shopkeeper spends 5x + 14 dollars on rent and electricity. if he spends 3x−5 dollars on rent, how much does he spend on electricity? for which value(s) of x is the amount the shopkeeper spends on electricity less than $100? explain how you found the value(s).