Which are useful ways of finding the value of a variable

At a sale this week, a desk is being sold for $213. this is a 29% discount from the original price. what is the original price?

Isuck at math ; ^; m a student solved this problem and said the answer is 3 feet. chase had a roll of ribbon that contained 7 7/8  feet of ribbon. he cut off one piece that was 3 5/8  feet long and another piece that was 1 1/4  feet from the roll. how much ribbon was left on the roll? is the student's answer reasonable? yes, the answer is reasonable. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 2 feet. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 13 feet. no, the answer is not reasonable. it should be about 4 feet.

What is the explicit formula for this sequence? -7, -4, -1, 2, a.) an = 8 + (b - 1)3 b.) an = -7 + (n - 1)3 c.) an = 3 + (n -1) (-7) d.) an = -7 + (n - )