5less than 3 times a number w is equal to 7 times the same number minus 3

Adaylily farm sells a portion of their daylilies and allows a portion to grow and divide. the recursive formula an=1.5(an-1)-100 represents the number of daylilies, a, after n years. after the fifth year, the farmers estimate they have 2225 daylilies. how many daylilies were on the farm after the first year?

The map shows the location of the airport and a warehouse in a city. though not displayed on the map, there is also a factory 112 miles due north of the warehouse.a truck traveled from the warehouse to the airport and then to the factory. what is the total number of miles the truck traveled?

The given diagram shows the parts of a right triangle with an altitude to the hypotenuse. using the two given  measures, find the other four.