First off why are there diff, variables? and second please help me xD

Imagine a new pasture with grass growing on it. every day after the seeds have germinated, the number of blades of grass in the pasture triples. after 18 days, the entire pasture is completely covered in grass. how many days did it take for the pasture to be one-third covered in grass?

An eight-sided die, which may or may not be a fair die, has four colors on it; you have been tossing the die for an hour and have recorded the color rolled for each toss. what is the probability you will roll a brown on your next toss of the die? express your answer as a simplified fraction or a decimal rounded to four decimal places.

What’s the answer ? use the picture to see the problem