Iam needing with finding the surface area of this figure

Lilianna uses 3/4 calories per minute just by sitting. she uses 1 more calorie per minute by walking. lilianna uses a total of 12 1/4 calories walking to the park. lilianna uses the equation, d(.75+1)=12.25 to represent the situation. what does the variable d represent in the equation?

Acredit card advertises an annual interest rate of 23%. what is the equivalent monthly interest rate?

Astudent is determining the influence of different types of food on the growth rate of spiders. she feeds one group of spiders two caterpillars twice a week. the other group received similarly-sized beetles twice a week. she records the amount of time required for individuals to reach sexual maturity. her hypothesis is that the spiders feeding on caterpillars will have a faster growth rate because caterpillars have a higher protein content compared to beetles. in this experiment, what is the dependent variable? spiders assigned to different feeding groups. time required to reach sexual maturity number of prey items fed twice a week. growth rates of each group.