What's the difference between period and cycle in math?

Ateam has p points. p = 3w + d w = wins d = draws a) a football team has 5 wins and 3 draws. how many points does the team have?

Abucket of paint has spilled on a tile floor. the paint flow can be expressed with the function p(t) = 6(t), where t represents time in minutes and p represents how far the paint is spreading. the flowing paint is creating a circular pattern on the tile. the area of the pattern can be expressed as a(p) = 3.14(p)^2 part a: find the area of the circle of spilled paint as a function of time, or a[p(t)]. show your work. part b: how large is the area of spilled paint after 8 minutes? you may use 3.14 to approximate pi in this problem.

In the next 10 month, colin wants to save $900 for his vacation. he plans to save $75 each of the first 8 months. how much must he save each of the last 2 months in order to meet his goal if he saves the same amount each month ?