What is the missing term, x, in the pattern below?

1, 4, x, 16, 25, …

a.
12

b.
10

c.
9

d.
8

Determine the relationship of ab and cd given the following points

Every weekday, mr. jones bikes from his home to his job. sometimes he rides along two roads, the long route that is shown by the solid lines. other times, he takes the shortcut shown by the dashed line. how many fewer kilometers does mr. jones bike when he takes the shortcut instead of the long route?

1/2+1/6-3/4 simplify the given expression leaving the answer in improper fraction form.