Dunno what that symbol is lel
You start by looking at what number can divide evenly into both 16 and 48. Both numbers are divisible by 16. 16 goes into 16 once and 16 goes into 48 three times. So you divide each term by 16 and your expression should look like this: 16 (p+3)
Yes. The umbrella is smaller than the suitcase. The suitcase is 81'^2, but the umbrella is 14
All you have to is divide two consecutive terms to calculate the common ratio
1/4 divided by 5/12 = 1/4 * 12/5 = 12/20 = 3/5