Explain step by step

The function show two sisters' savings account and the rate at which they plan to deposit money

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

Abakery recorded the number of muffins and bagels it sold for a seven day period. for the data presented, what does the value of 51 summarize? a) mean of bagels b) mean of muffins c) range of bagels d) range of muffins sample # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 muffins 61 20 32 58 62 61 56 bagels 34 45 43 42 46 72 75