Answer:
1/5^3

Step-by-step explanation:
I'm not sure how to explain this, but if there is a negative exponent, then it can be written like this, as the denominator of a fraction.
The first amount would be the original amount as the answer because you are adding and then subtracting the same number. If the increase was 150% then the answer would be 50% more because 150%-100%=50%.
Answer:
15,16,17
Step-by-step explanation:
Consecutive intigers: numbers that go in order (eg. 1,2,3....45,46,47)
x+x+1+x+2=48
3x+3=48
3x=45
x=15
15,16,17