Answer:
You add up all the sides of the shape
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
1) divide each term in the numerator by the term in denominator:
(remember when dividing subtract the smaller exponent from larger exponent
for example:
say a is the larger exponent, do 
x^4/x=x^3
5x^3/x=5x^2
3x^2/x=3x
so
x^3+5x^2+3x
hope this helps!
Check the picture below.
so the area of the hexagon is really just the area of two isosceles trapezoids.
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Answer:
D
Step-by-step explanation:
first of all, what is mode: it is the highest occuring number in a set of numbers.
now since 12 is supposed to be the mean and it occurs twice but 9 also occurs twice so for 12 to be the mode, we must add one more 12.
therefore the answer is 12