10/12 = 5/6 is your answer
The formula to calculate the lateral area of a cone is given by

where
LA=10.5pi in2
r=2.1 in
l=? slant height
substitute given values

<h2>The answer is 5 inches</h2>
The student is not correct.
Absolute value means distance from zero
|-9| = 9
|4| = 4
Since 9 is greater than 4,
|-9| is greater than |4|
In other words, -9 is further from zero then 4
3 because 2*12 24 24/8 is 3 hope this helps