Since you have y alone on one side of the equation......
Use substitution and plug in 1/2x-4 for y in the other equation.

Distribute

Combine like terms

Add 8 to both sides

Divide by 4
and 
Plug this value in for x

Simplify

Multiply everything by 8 and simplify

Divide.....

Your answers are:

Ok so
ratio
35/200=x/3000
7/40=x/3000
multiply both sides by 12000
2100=4x
divide both sides by 4
525=x
aprox 525 people
Answer: 
Each term is half of the previous one, so the common ratio is 1/2. Then to get from the first term to the nth term, you have to take n - 1 steps, multiplying by 1/2 each time and by 6000 to account for the first term.
i hope this helps! :D