Answer: y= 2 • (1/3)^x-2 -2
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STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION
Given information

To estimate the above expression, we need to find the factors of the denominators to get the LCM
Factors of 12 = 2 x 2 x 3
Factors of 8 = 2 x 2 x 2
From the above factors, the LCM is 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 = 24
Therefore, LCM is 24
Here, triangle AEN and ALG are similar.
We know that the ratio of corresponding sides of two similar triangles are equal. So,

8 states start with the letter N. Because you’re looking for the amount of states not starting with the letter N, we’ll subtract 8 from 50. Then you’ll put that over the total amount of states. So you should end up with 42/50 which will simplify to 21/25. Hope this helped!