Answer:
y =8.7
Step-by-step explanation:
y + 8.5 = 17.2
Subtract 8.5 from each side
y +8.5 -8.5 = 17.2 -8.5
y =8.7
You solve this, you simply divide 32 by 4 to find out how many you can buy. If you divide 32 by 4, you get 8. So you can buy 8 train tickets in total.
This problem can be completed in 2 ways. Both are acceptable.
Option 1:This is an isosceles trapezoid that can be divided into a rectangle and two congruent triangles.
The area of the rectangle is the base times the height.

The area of one of the triangles is half the base times the height.

The other triangle must have that area too.

The area is 56 square centimeters.
Option 2:We can use the area formula for the trapezoid.

Where

is the length of the shorter base
and

is the length of the longer base
and

is the height.
The length of the shorter base is 9.
The length of the longer base is 9+5+5, or 19.
The height is 4.


Same answer. The area is 56 square centimeters.
Both options are two acceptable ways the problem can be tackled.
36 feet + 9 feet
= 45 feet
You are correct! The distance from where Debbie and Andy are standing to the coral reef is 45 feet in total.