The answer is 9
9 times 2 = 18
9 times 5 = 45
If you mean where m=17 then the answer is 3 because 17-5 is 12 and 12/4 is 3.
It's just telling you to multiple like 9×1=9 9×2=18 and so on.
112
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2 56
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2 28
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2 14
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2 7
So, the answer is 2 x 2 x 2 x 7 or 2^3 x 7
Rachel sold more because 9/10 is equal to 0.90 and 5/8 is equal to 0.625.