1/2 centimeters to 500 meters match

Why is studying fractions important

(c) the diagram shows the first three shapes of a matchsticks arrangement. first shape = 3second shape = 5third shape = 7given m represents the number of matchstick used to arrange the n'th shape.(i) write a formula to represent the relation between m and n. express m as the subjectof the formula.(ii) 19 matchsticks are used to make the p'th shape. find the value of p.

How can you find the mean absolute deviation (mad) for this set of data?