60%
Solve by creating a proportion
27/45 = x/100
Cross multiply to get 2700=45x
Divide 45 on both sides to get x=60
37.5 km is equal to 15 cm
For calculating the mean, you want to add up all of the numbers then divide by how many numbers there are. So you'd do:
5+10+12+4+6+11+13+5 then divide that by 8
The answer to your question is: 8.25
(x-9) (x+2)=x²+2x-9x-18=x²-7x-18