Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
The sum you are trying to understand is this.

Remember that in general when you have a geometric series
you have that
and that equality is true as long as
.
Therefore here we have
and 
Therefore we can use the formula and

Answer:
The straight line distance is 5 miles from starting point
Step-by-step explanation:
5 5/16 is greater.
You can find that out by dividing 5/16 and 7/24
So that gives .31 and .29
Thus, 5 5/16 are greater
Area of the trapezium = 1/2 (40 + 160) x 70
Area of the trapezium = 7000 ft²
One bag of fertilizer = 4000 ft²
Number of bags of fertilizer needed = 7000 ÷ 4000 = 1.75 bags.
Since only full bags of fertilizer can be bought, 2 bags of fertilizer are needed.
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Answer: 2 bags of fertilizer
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The answer should be -5x + 7y = -108