Questions like this ("how much higher is x than y?") are answered by computing the ratio of the two quantities.
In fact, for example, the answer to "how much higher is 10 than 5?" is 2, because 10:5 = 2, and indeed 10 is twice as much as 5.
So, we have

So, the melting temperature of platinum is about one time and a half higher than the melting temperature of gold.
14/15-5/12 = 31/60
31/60 = 0.5166...
Answer:
135 ft^2.
Step-by-step explanation:
The total surface area
= 2 * area of the triangular sides + area of the 3 rectangular sides
= 2 * 1/2 * 2.5*6 + 8*6 + 8*6.5 + 8*2.5
= 135 ft^2.
Answer:
The vertex is (1,-2)
Step-by-step explanation:
On your page it would be C :)