In the question, "35 is what percent of 40?" what is the 35?

35 is the 'is' and 40 is the 'of'

Step-by-step explanation:

is/of = %/100

35/40 = x/100

cross-multiply to get:

40x = 3500

x = 3500/40

x = 87.5

see explanation

step-by-step explanation:

since the sequence is geometric there is a common ratio r between consecutive terms, that is

r = 4 ÷ - 2 = - 2

r = - 8 ÷ 4 = - 2

r = 16 ÷ 8 = - 2

the next term - 13 must be incorrect as it should be - 32 for the sequence to be geometric.

the first 4 terms are therefore geometric with common ratio r = - 2