Find the missing number in the following pattern 12,24,72,288

Josh has a rewards card for a movie theater he receives 15 points for becoming a rewards card holder he earns 3.5 points for each visit to the movie theater he needs at least 55 points to earn a free movie ticket which inequality can josh use to determine x, the minimum number of visits he needs to earn his first free movie ticket.

Write the equation in logarithmic form m^x=n

Due to bad planning, two of the local schools have their annual plays on the same weekend. while 457 people attend one, and 372 attend the other, only 104 people were able to attend both. how many people went to at least one play?