Is -15 smaller than -3

Me asap on # : explain how factoring a trinomial, ax^2+ bx+ c, when a does not equal 1 different from factoring a trinomial when a = 1.

Amira is painting a rectangular banner 2 1/4 yards wide. the banner will have a blue background. amira has enough paint to cover 1 1/2 square yards of the wall. the school colors are blue and yellow, so amira wants to add yellow rectangles on the left and right sides of the blue rectangle. the yellow rectangles will each be 3/4 yards wide and the same height as the blue rectangle. what will be the total area of the two yellow rectangles?

He trapezoid is composed of a rectangle and two triangles. what is the area of the rectangle? what is the total area of the triangles? what is the area of the trapezoid? ? a) 42 cm2; 27 cm2; 69 cm 2 b) 54 cm2; 27 cm2; 81 cm 2 c) 108 cm2; 27 cm2; 135 cm 2 d) 108 cm2; 13.5 cm2; 121.5 cm 2