A math problem, 225 = -50 ( 5c-1 )

You are cycling around europe with friends. you book into a hostel and you ask the owner what the ratio of men to women is currently staying there. there are 24 men and 6 women. what is the ratio of men to women in its simplest form?

[10 points, algebra 2]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?

Question 3 (essay worth 10 points) (03.06 mc) part a: max rented a motorbike at $465 for 5 days. if he rents the same motorbike for a week, he has to pay a total rent of $625. write an equation in the standard form to represent the total rent (y) that max has to pay for renting the motorbike for x days. (4 points) part b: write the equation obtained in part a using function notation. (2 points) part c: describe the steps to graph the equation obtained above on the coordinate axes. mention the labels on the axes and the intervals. (4 points)