a general hexagonal pyramid has a height of 10in. a slice 2in above the base has an area of 16in sq. find the area of the base

Simonne used the following steps to simplify the given expression. 12 - 3(-2x + 4) step 1: 12 + (–3)·(–2x) + (–3)·(4) step 2: 12 + 6x + (–12) step 3: 12 + (–12) + 6x step 4: 0 + 6x step 5: 6x what property of real numbers was used to transition from step 3 to step 4? a. identity property of addition b. inverse property of addition c. associative property of addition d. commutative property of addition

Adam drew two same size rectangles and divided them into the same number of equal parts. he shaded 1/3 of one rectangle and 1/4 of the other rectangle. what is the least number of parts into which both rectangles could be divided into?

() at a farm, animals are fed bales of hay and buckets of gain.each bale of hay is in the shape of a rectangular prism.the base side lengths 2 feet and 3 feet,and the height is 5 feet. each bucket of grain is a cylinder with diameter of 3 feet. the height of the bucket is 5 feet as the height of bale. a. which is larger in area, the rectangular base of the bale or the circular base of the bucket? explain how you know b. which is larger in volume, the bale or the bucket? explain how you know