Does anyone know how to solve this?

Which of the following is most likely the next step in the series? a3z, b6y, c9x, d12w, е15v, f18u

Need now max recorded the heights of 500 male humans. he found that the heights were normally distributed around a mean of 177 centimeters. which statements about max’s data must be true? a) the median of max’s data is 250 b) more than half of the data points max recorded were 177 centimeters. c) a data point chosen at random is as likely to be above the mean as it is to be below the mean. d) every height within three standard deviations of the mean is equally likely to be chosen if a data point is selected at random.

Luke wants to reduce the area of his rectangular garden by 1/4 the expression 14/w can be used to represent this change. what is another way to write this expression?