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Asequence of numbers begins with 12 and progresses geometrically. each number is the previous number divided by 2. which value can be used as the common ratio in an explicit formula that represents the sequence? 1/2 2 6 12

Ataxi company charges $2.25 for the first mile and then $0.20 per mile for each additional mile, or f = $2.25 + $0.20(m - 1) where f is the fare and m is the number of miles. if juan's taxi fare was $6.05, how many miles did he travel in the taxi? if juan's taxi fare was 7.65, how many miles did he travel in taxi

Last year, a state university received 3,560 applications from boys. of those applications, 35 percent were from boys who lived in other states. part a)how many applications did the university receive from boys who lived in other states? part b)applications to the university from boys represented 40percent of all applications. how many applications did the university receive in all? i don't how to do part b so me and plz tell how you got your answer