The quantity q varies inversely with the square of m and directly with the product of r and x. When m is 4 and the product of r and x is 8, q is 2.5. What is the constant of variation?

Evaluate 4 a for a = 5 2/3 . express your answer in simplest form.

Nick has box brads. he uses 4 brads for the first project. nick let’s b represent the original number of brads and finds that for the second project, the number of brads he uses is 8 more than half the difference of b and 4. write an expression to represent the number of brads he uses for the second project.

Out of $20$ creepy-crawly creatures in a room, $80\%$ are flies and $20\%$ are spiders. if $s\%$ of the total legs belong to spiders, what is $s$?