Make a conjecture about the next item in the sequence 5, -10, 15, -20

The hockey team has been great! in 2008 they won 20% more games than in 2007. in 2009 they won 50% more games than in 2008. what was their overall percentage increase from 2007 through 2009?

Item 1 which question could the expression 1000n answer? let n = the number of gallons of gas used. how many miles per gallon did the car get driving 1000 miles? let n = the number of grams of food needed for each dog. how many grams of food are needed to feed 1000 dogs? let n = the number of people at the show. how many empty seats were there at the show if there are 1000 seats at the theater? let n = the number of seats at the theater. how many empty seats will there by if 1000 people come to the show?

Oliver makes blueberry jam every year. the number of kinds of jam he makes this year can be represented by the expression 4p -9, where p is the number of pints he made last year