Determine the value of S in the equation 5s +3/2=9/4

The jewelry store is having a sale. necklaces that were regularly priced at $23.50 are on sale for $18.80. what is the percentage of decrease in the price of necklaces?

From the beginning of the day the temperature rose 15 degrees so that by 4 pm it was 87 degrees. what was the temperature at the start of the day

Let x have probability generating function gx (s) and let un generating function u(s) of the sequence uo, u1, satisfies p(x > n). show that the (1- s)u(s) = 1 - gx(s), whenever the series defining these generating functions converge.