the 18th term of an arithmetic sequence is -228. The sum of the first 32 terms is -6528. Find the first term and the common difference.

And employee salary increased by $4500 which represents a 15% raise what is the rate of the increase

Ablock of wood is a cube whose side is x in. long. you cut off a 1-inch thick piece from the entire right side. then you cut off a 3-inch thick piece from the entire top of the remaining shape. the volume of the remaining block is 2,002 in3. what are the dimensions of the original block of wood?

15 points what is the end behavior of this graph? & what is the asymptote of this graph?