Answer:
Step-by-step explanation: You need to find a the lowest number that the denominators can be timed by. In you're case. You can just times 5 by 2 = 10
So that both the denominators are 10. And the denominator that was once 5. The numerator of that fraction also needs to be timed by 2.
So then you have 7 18/10 - 6 15/10
Then you can convert them to to proper fractions 8 8/10 - 7 5/10
Then you can take away the fractions so it's
8 8/10 - 7 5/10 = 1 3/10
Sequence: -4, 8, -16
rate of increase: -16/8 = -2
If you make A1 the first term in the sequence you must use (n-1) in the explicit formula. If you go backwards in the sequence to find A0 = 2 then you would use n.
The don't have A0 = 2 listed as an option so we use A1 = -4 and (n-1) terms.
An = -4(-2)^(n-1)
Solving for the 5th term A5, use n = 5
A5 = -4(-2)^(5-1)
A5 = -4(16)
A5 = -64
So the answer is B.
4 degrees C - 10 degrees C = negative 6 degrees C
