If the 16 boys in the classroom is 40% what is the percent of girls

Which expression is equivalent to 5a/4 - b/8 ?

Statements reasons 1. ab ≅ cd; ad ≅ bc 1. given 2. ac ≅ ac 2. reflexive property 3. △adc ≅ △cba 3. ? 4. ∠dac ≅ ∠bca; ∠acd ≅ ∠cab 4. cpctc 5. ∠dac and ∠bca are alt. int. ∠s; ∠acd and ∠cab are alt. int. ∠s 5. definition of alternate interior angles 6. ab ∥ cd; ad ∥ bc 6. converse of the alternate interior angles theorem 7. abcd is a parallelogram 7. definition of parallelogram what is the missing reason in step 3?

If -2x²+5-8 is by 4x-9, is of x in ? a) -77 b) -45 c) -32 d) -13