The second and fifth term of a geometric progression are 3/2 and 1/12 respectively. What is the first term?

Zoe placed colored blocks on a scale in science class. each block weighed 0.8 ounces. the total weight of all the colored blocks was 12.8 ounces. how many blocks did zoe place on the scale? write and solve an equation to find the answer.

65 8 7 4 5 6 8 4 3 2 1 9 5 6 4 2 1 6 5 1 5 1 3 2 3 5 multiply the third number in the first row by the seventh number in the third row. add this result to the fifth number in the second row. add to this total ten times the fourth number in the third row. subtract the eighth number in the first row from the result.

Explain how you do each step what term makes it inconsistent y=2x - 4 ?