What is the ninth term of the geometric sequence 81, 27, 9, 3, ... ?

John read the first 114 pages of a novel, which was 3 pages less than 1/3 of the novel. write an equation to determine the total number of pages (p)(p) in the novel.

Abox holds 500 paperclips. after a week on the teacher's desk 239 paperclips remained. how many paperclips were used?

Which angle is the smallest? also give me an explanation so i can complete it to other questions as well, : )