How do I solve for the missing side in this special triangle?

Which of those sequences is a geometric sequence

A, b, c, and d have the coordinates (-8, 1), (-2, 4), (-3, -1), and (-6, 5), respectively. which sentence about the points is true? a. a, b, c, and d lie on the same line. b. and are perpendicular lines. c. and are parallel lines. d. and are intersecting lines but are not perpendicular. e. and are parallel lines.

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