Is 8 a solution to the equation below? yes or no? 3(x - 2) + 4 = 22

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Aweekly newspaper charges $72 for each inch in length and one column width. what is the cost of an ad that runs 2 column inches long and 2 columns wide? its not 288

Consider the sequence below. 3 , 1 , 1/3 , 1/9 , select the explicit function which defines the sequence.