Please need help with math

What is the common difference in the following arithmetic sequence 7,3,-1,-5

At a sand and gravel plant, sand is falling off a conveyor and onto a conical pile at a rate of 16 cubic feet per minute. the diameter of the base of the cone is approximately three times the altitude. at what rate is the height of the pile changing when the pile is 12 feet high? (hint: the formula for the volume of a cone is v = 1 3 πr2h.)

For which of the following counts would a binomial probability model not be reasonable? a)the number of people in a classroom born in januaryb) the number of people in a classroom with red hair c) the number of people admitted to a hospital in a day with a particular disease d) the number of heart beats in a one-minute perio.