Find a1 for the geometric sequence with the given terms.
a3= 54 and a5= 486
a1 = ?

An advertising firm has an old computer that can prepare a whole mailing in 6 hours. with the of newer model the job is complete in 2 hours. how long would it take the newer model to do the job alone?

Colby and jaquan are growing bacteria in an experiment in a laboratory. colby starts with 50 bacteria in his culture and the number of bacteria doubles every 2 hours. jaquan starts with 80 of a different type of bacteria that doubles every 3 hours. let x equal number of days. colbys experiment follows the model: a.) y=50*2^x b.) y=50*2^8x c.) y=50*2^12x jaquans experiment follows the model: a.)80*2^x b.)80*2^8x c.)80*2^12x

The ratios 3: 9, 4: 12, 5: 15, and 6: 18 are a pattern of equivalent ratios in the ratio table. which is another ratio in this pattern?