Are these equivalent or not? 2.5(3+x) and 2.5x+7.5

Luigi is the first person to finish a 5k race and is standing 13 feet beyond the finish line. another runner, mario, is still running the race and has approximately 24 feet before he reaches the finish line. what is the distance between mario and luigi? explain through words, numbers or pictures how you found the answer.

15. if the 8% tax on an item amounts to $0.96, what is the final price (tax included) of the item?

The second term of an arithmetic sequence is 30. the fifth term is 90.calculatei). the commor difference of the sequence ii). the first term of the sequence tje first, second and fifth terms of the arithmetic sequence are the first three terms of a geometric sequence calculate the seventh term of the geometric sequence