Because they don’t want others to steal them or their ideas without permission. They also get more money from their invention with a patent
12/36 or 12:36 you would put the 12 first because they asked for the number of Non-fiction book to the total of books
I think the answers is tolerant
1. a foot of verse having one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable: trochaic
2. a foot of verse having one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable: iambic
3. clearly expressed; distinctly stated: explicit
4. a general notion or idea: concept
