In a talent competition, half of the contestants are eliminated in each round. at the end of the nth round, 32 contestants remain. if there were 1,024 contestants at the start of the competition, what is the value of n?

City l has a temperature of −3 °f. city m has a temperature of −7 °f. use the number line shown to answer the questions: number line from negative 8 to positive 8 in increments of 1 is shown. part a: write an inequality to compare the temperatures of the two cities. (3 points) part b: explain what the inequality means in relation to the positions of these numbers on the number line. (4 points) part c: use the number line to explain which city is warmer. (3 points)