Two less than the product of a number and -5 is-42

6.(q^9)^2 a. 2q^18 b. q^18 c. q^81 d. q^11 7.(6q^6)^-4 a. 6q^1296 b. 1296q^2 c. 1/1296q^24 d. 6q^-24 8. what is the value of 12x^-3 y^-1 for x = -1 and y = 5? a. -12/5 b.-10 c.-0 d.5/12

The graph shows the function f(x) = (2.5)x was horizontally translated left by a value of h to get the function g(x) = (2.5)x–h.

Jack has a piece of red ribbon that is two times as long as his piece of blue ribbon. he says that he can use two different equation to find out how long his piece of red ribbon is compared to his piece of blue ribbon is. is he correct? explain his reasoning