1 of 10 is equivalent to 10% because 1/10 is .10 and .10•100% is 10% so the newspapers advertising is higher
A. because is $6 for every month as said in 6x, then an additional 12 for signing up, making 6x + 12 and she wants it to be under $60 so you use the less than sign making 6x+12 <60
9x40= 360
9x30= 270 so the common factor is 9 I have no idea about the exponent stuff