25% = 0.25
40 / 0.25 = 160
40 is 25% of 160.
There are 160 children in the club.
Answer:
a. 
b. x ≠ -5 (Vertical asymptote) and x ≠ 5 (Hole)
Step-by-step explanation:
Factor the numerator (Grouping):
Two numbers that multiply to -30 and add to -7 = -3 and 10
![[2x^2 - 10x] + [3x - 15]](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=%5B2x%5E2%20-%2010x%5D%20%2B%20%5B3x%20-%2015%5D)

Factor the denominator (Difference of Two Squares):
= 
Factored Expression:
(x - 5) can be factored out of top and bottom as a hole-

Variable Restrictions:
Denominator ≠ 0

Vertical asymptote at x = -5 ⇒ x ≠ -5
The decimal representation of any number is a linear combination of powers of 10. In other words, given a number like 123.456, we can expand it as

for any
, so the above is the same as

Similarly, we can write

Now it's a question of reducing the fraction as much as possible. We have
so
