m(slope)= change in y/change in x
m=-17-(-5)/3-1
m=17+5/2
m=22/2
m=11
3x5=$15
15+10=$25 total to spend
He spends 12.75+8.5= $21.25
25-21.25=$3.75 left
a=c because the transitive property states so.
Answer: It will take 7 stages for all 19,530 families to be called.
In the first stage, only 5 families are called.
In the second stage, we would have 5 x 5 = 25 families being called.
In the third stage, we would have 5 x 5 x 5 = 125 families being called.
We can use exponents to finish the list and see when our goal is reached.
4th stage: 5^4 = 625
5th stage: 5^5 = 3125
6th stage: 5^6 = 15625
7th stage: 5^7 = 78,125