Answer: 9, 1/20, 9/20
Step-by-step explanation:
1) 9 pieces
2) Size of each pieces:

3) Area of the shaded rectangle:

The volume of the prism ... L x W x H ... is 0.04 of the volume of the tank.
If the prism is rectangular, then its width is (0.04 of the volume of the tank) divided by (L x H of the prism) .
6. Take your compass and place the pointed edge on point B. Place one point on each side of B, each the same distance away from B. Next, place your compass on one of the two new points and extend your compass to draw a circle. Repeat with the SAME radian from the other point. Find where the two circles intersect with each other and draw a line from the points of intersection to point B. Place point A anywhere on that line that you just created and then you're done!
7. Select any place along either line and place point S on it. Next, using the same method as above, draw two circles with the same radius around both points S and R. Draw a line through the intersection points. Locate the intersection where your new line connects with the line across from the shared line of RS. Place a point at the intersection, for your reference, then connect that point to point S. Now you have completed this problem as well.
8. Use a straight edge to draw one line. Place points A and B on each end. Use the circle method yet again to find a line perpendicular to line AB. Next, take your compass and set it to the distance from point A to B. Use that same distance to make a point on the perpendicular line. This creates point C. The final step is to connect A with C and B with C.
Hi there!
Question 1:
For this, we are taking away 1/4 yards of spring from 7/8 yards. This is essentially just subtracting 1/4 from 7/8. This then gives us the equation:

Now, to subtract these, we want to make it so the denominators are the same, or the numbers on the lower half are the same. (One way to explain why this is true is:
). Now, to make it so the denominators are the same, we can multiply the second fraction, 1/4, by 2/2 as 2/2 is essentially 1, and multiplying by 1 will get the same result, just with a denominator switched in this case. Doing this, we get:


Now, subtracting the numerators, we get:
yards of string will remain.
Question 2:
For this, we are combining these two thicknesses, and thus we add 1/4 to 7/12. This gives us the equation:

Now, we again want to make it so the denominators are the same. (Here's a similar proof but for addition this time:
). Now, to make the denominators the same, we can multiply the first fraction, 1/4, by 3/3 (also equivalent to 1). Doing this, we get:


, which is equivalent to (dividing both the top and the bottom by 2)
inches.
Hope this helps!