3.25, 3.0, 2.75, 2.5, 2.25,
what is the rule to continue this decimal number pattern?
increase by 0.5
increase by 0.25
decrease by 0.5
decrease by 0.25

Landon wallin is an auto mechanic who wishes to start his own business. he will need $4400 to purchase tools and equipment. landon decides to finance the purchase with a 48-month fixed installment loan with an apr of 5.5%. a) determine landon's finance charge. b) determine landon's monthly payment.

Polygon mnopq is dilated by a scale factor of 0.8 with the origin as the center of dilation, resulting in the image m′n′o′p′q′. the coordinates of point m are (2, 4), and the coordinates of point n are (3, 5). the slope of is .

Each of the walls of a room with square dimensions has been built with two pieces of sheetrock, a smaller one and a larger one. the length of all the smaller ones is the same and is stored in the variable small. similarly, the length of all the larger ones is the same and is stored in the variable large. write a single expression whose value is the total area of this room. do not use any method invocations.