5/3 each friend gets 3/5 of the trail mix
Answer:
the first term is a1
the distance between the numbers is d
we have:
a5 = a1 + 4d = 23
a12 = a1 + 11d = 72
so we have the equation:
a1 + 4d = 23
a1 + 11d = 72
=> a1 = -5
d = 7
=> an = -5 + 7(n - 1) = 7n - 12
with an = 7n - 12
=> a2 = 2
a3 = 9
so the first three terms is -5; 2; 9
Equation: f(x)=(1/5)x^2 or f(x)=(0.2)x^2
Check:
f(0)=(1/5)(0)^2
f(0)=(1/5)(0)
f(0)=0✓
f(5)=(1/5)(5)^2
f(5)=(1/5)(25)
f(5)=5✓