Let
be the side length of the small square. Then, the side length of the big square is
.
The respective areas are
and 
So, the sum of the areas are 
We have

We can't have negative lengts, so we choose 
So, the side length of the larger square is 6.
Answer:
The distributive property.
Step-by-step explanation:
The distributive property is when you distribute a number to different numbers in a parentheses. For example...
2*x would be 2x, and 2*4 would be 8.
Answer:
Cookies
Step-by-step explanation:
If 96 cookies is divided evenly among 8 people, each one should have gotten:
cookies
But Cindy received "c" less than that (which is 12). Hence, Cindy received
12 - c Cookies