The number of red beads are increasing by 2 for each new pattern
The next number of reds will be 12. ( in patern 5)
number of blue beads in pattern 5 will be 15 ( increasing by 3 )
nth term for red = 4 + 2 (n-1) ( its an arithmetic sequence)
nth term for blue = 3 + 3(n - 1) - as above ,arithmetic.
Total beads in pattern 45 is
No. red beads in pattern 26 = 4 + 2(26-1) = 4 + 50 = 54
No blue beads in pattern 60 = 3 + 3(59) = 180
Total number of beads in pattern 45 is:-
4 + 2(44) + 3 + 3(44) = 227
She read nine chapters each hour

This is equal to:

When you add a negative number, it turns into subtraction.
First, I would change it to mixed numbers:

Now, you need to change the denominators to make sure they are the same on both fractions. I changed the first fraction's denominator to 4 so they match. You can do this by multiplying the numerator by 2:

Now, you simply subtract:
10-9=1
1/4 is your answer.
I hope this helps :)
15. She bought:
3 jeans, $20 each
1 pants, $18
You find the total: 3(20) + 1(18) = $78 then you apply the discount
Since this is between 50-100, you use the 38% discount (decimal form: 0.38)
38% is being subtracted from your total, so you can do this:
100% - 38% = 62% This is your total after the discount
78(0.62) = 48.36 Your answer is C
16. D Income is the $ you make from your job
17. A Budgeting helps you organize and limit your spending and meet financial goals
18. C Liabilities impacts you negatively, since you have debts to pay off
19. A