Well labelled diagram of trypanosome plasmodium

Which of the following is the explicit rule for a geometric sequence defined a recursive formula of a -5a for which the first term is 23?

A)a square brown tarp has a square green patch green in the corner the side length of the tarp is (x + 8) and the side length of the patch is x what is the area of the brown part of the tarpb)a square red placemat has a gold square in the corner the side length of the gold square is (x - 2) inches with the width of the red region is 4 in what is the area of the red part of the placemat

Mia’s gross pay is 2953 her deductions total 724.15 what percent if her gross pay is take-home pay