Find each sum write in simplest form for 1 2 3 and 4

Awrestling tournament begins with 128 competitors. in the first round, each competitor has 1 match against another wrestler. the winner of each match moves on to the next round until there is a winner. write a sequence in which the terms represent the number of players still in the tournament at the end of each round. describe the sequence? how many rounds are in the tournament?

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Solve the equation -9p - 17 =10 a -3 b. 16 c. 18 d -16