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He cuts off a section representing a percent of the current area so that the remaining area represents the next term in the pattern, rounded to nearest whole centimeter. The area after each cut is shown on the graph. 
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
1). -98 (integer, real number, rational)
2). 1.98 (real, rational)
3). 1270 (whole, real, integer, rational)
4). 1,232,323 (whole, real, integer, rational)
        
             
        
        
        
5/3=1.6666 hope this helpssssssssssssssssssss
        
                    
             
        
        
        
X=27
81 = 3x= 27
So x means 27