How can identity (math wise) be used in the real world?

Element x decays radioactively with a half life of 8 minutes. if there are 450 grams of element x, how long, to the nearest tenth of a minute, would it take the element to decay to 37 grams?

Una caja de galletas contiene 16 paquetes y cada una de estas tiene 12 galletas y se quieren repartir entre 6 niños ¿de cuantas galletas le toca a cada niño?

Look at the figure below: triangle abc is a right triangle with angle abc equal to 90 degrees. the length of ac is 5 units and the length of ab is 4 units. d is a point above c. triangle adc is a right triangle with angle dac equal to 90 degrees and dc parallel to ab. what is the length, in units, of segment cd?