distributive because you are distributing the outside number into the parentheses
Did you try the square root of 4? 2?
Given =
Two similar pyramid have base area of 12.2 cm² and 16 cm².
surface area of the larger pyramid = 56 cm²
find out the surface area of the smaller pyramid
To proof =
Let us assume that the surface area of the smaller pyramid be x.
as surface area of the larger pyramid is 56 cm²
Two similar pyramid have base area of 12.2 cm² and 16 cm².
by using ratio and proportion
we have
ratio of the base area of the pyramids : ratio of the surface area of the pyramids

x = 12.2 ×56×
by solvingthe above terms
we get
x =42.7cm²
Hence the surface area of the smaller pyramid be 42.7cm²
Hence proved
ANSWER: 32 five-dollar bills
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EXPLANATION:
Let x be number of $5 bills
Let y be number of $10 bills
Since we have total of 38 bills, we must have the sum of x and y be 38
x + y = 38 (I)
Since the total amount deposited is $220, we must have the sum of 5x and 10y be 220 (x and y are just the "number of" their respective bills, so we multiply them by their value to get the total value):
5x + 10y = 220 (II)
System of equations:

Divide both sides of equation (II) by 5 so our numbers become smaller

Rearrange (I) to solve for y so that we can substitute into (II)

Substituting this into equation (II) for the y:

We have 32 five-dollar bills
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If we want to finish off the question, use y = 38 - x to figure out number of $10 bills

32 five-dollar bills and 6 ten-dollar bills