What is the next number in the pattern below?

29, 28, 26, 23, 19

Hi, can anyone show me how to do this problem? 100 points for this. in advance

|2x - 6| > 10 {x|x < -8 or x > 2} {x|x < -2 or x > 8} {x|-2 < x < 8}

Over the last 4 seconds, a snail has traveled 4/9 of an inch. if the snail traveled the same distance each second, how far did it travel each second?