What is the area of the shaded region?

Lola says these two expressions have the same value. expression a expression b which explains whether lola is correct?

Amanda went into the grocery business starting with five stores. after one year, she opened two more stores. after two years, she opened two more stores than the previous year. if amanda expands her grocery business following the same pattern, which of the following graphs represents the number of stores she will own over time?

In september, louise planted a tree. every month, the tree louise planted grew 2 inches. what would the constant of proportionality of the line be?