Iwill give ! zack needs to melt a stick of butter that measures 5 inches by 1 inch by 1 inch. he is going to put the butter in a pan on top of the stove. explain why cutting the butter into smaller pieces will the butter melt faster.

The surface area will be larger which would allow for the heat to penetrate more of the butter faster.

The surface area will be larger which would allow for the heat to penetrate more of the butter faster.

step-by-step explanation:

the ratio of red paint to blue paint is always 9/7. that means that, whatever x's value, (4x+12)/(4x-4) has that same ratio. so, set up an equation and cross-multiply to solve for x:

9/7 = (4x+12)/(4x-4)

9(4x-4) = 7(4x+12)

36x - 36 = 28x + 84

8x - 36 = 84

8x = 120

x = 15