Determining rate of change from a graph

Four individuals pool money together to start a new business and agree to split the profits equally. n invests $6,000, x invests $2,000, y invests $8,000 and z invests $4,000. if the profits for the first month were $100,000, y receives than if the profits were divided in proportion to how much they invested.

Jack did 3/5 of all problems on his weekend homework before sunday. on sunday he solved 1/3 of what was left and the last 4 problems. how many problems were assigned for the weekend?

Which of the following is the best first step in solving the equation below? 4+2㏒³x=17