-r+8(-5r-2) as a equivalent expression

What is the pattern in the values as the exponents increase?

The heaviest 16% of all men in weight weigh more than how many pounds ?

The manufacturer of a new product developed the following expression to predict the monthly profit, in thousands of dollars, from sales of the productwhen it is sold at a unit price of x dollars.-0.5x^2 + 22x - 224what is represented by the zero(s) of the expression? a.the profit when the unit price is equal to 0b.the unit price(s) when the profit is equal to 0c.the profit when the unit price is greatestd.the unit price(s) when profit is greatest