This needs to be simplified explain so i can do the rest! (distributive property)

Gexpressions: practice question 3 of 5 jackson wants to study the popularity of his music video by tracking the number of views the video gets on his website. the expression below represents the total number of views that jackson's video receives n days after he begins tracking the nu views, where b is the rate at which the number of views changes. alb)" select the statement that would accurately describe the effect of tripling a, the initial number of views before jackson beginst the rate at which the number of views changes, b, will triple. the total number of views the video has after n days, a(b)", will not change. the total number of days since jackson begins tracking views, n, will be reduced by one-third. the total number of views the video has after n days, alb)", will triple. submit

Three numbers x, y, and z are in the ratio 2: 7: 8. if 12 is subtracted from y, then three numbers form a geometric sequence (in the order x, y–12, z). find x, y, and z. there are 2 sets.

When a number is decreased by 7%,the result is 74. what is the original number to the nearest tenth