Which equation represents the line that passes through points (1, –5) and (3, –17)? y = negative 6 x + 1 y = 6 x + 1 y = negative 6 x minus 1 y = 6 x minus 1

Ian is in training for a national hot dog eating contest on the 4th of july. on his first day of training, he eats 4 hot dogs. each day, he plans to eat 110% of the number of hot dogs he ate the previous day. write an explicit formula that could be used to find the number of hot dogs ian will eat on any particular day.

Mike wants to make meatloaf. his recipe uses a total of 8 pounds of meat. if he uses a 3 to 1 ratio of beef to pork, how much pork will he use? enter your answer as a mixed number in simplest terms.

The value, v, of kalani’s stock investments over a time period, x, can be determined using the equation v=750(0.80)^-x. what is the rate of increase or decrease associated with this account? 20% decrease 20% increase 25% decrease 25% increase