How do I apply the distributive property to create an equivalent expression for 4(x - 2 + y)

The two square pyramids are similar. find the total volume of both pyramids if the ratio of their surface areas is 9/16

Our star pitcher, foster enlight, can throw a pitch so fast that it gets to the catcher’s mitt before it leaves foster’s fingers! if the team wins a game then the probability that foster was pitching is 0.8 but only if foster had at least one day’s rest since his last pitching assignment. if foster does not have a day off and the team still wins, the probability that foster was pitching drops by half of what it was on the previous day. if the team wins three games in succession from the toronto tachyons and foster pitched in game #2, what is the probability that he pitched in one or more of the other games? (assume that foster did not pitch on the day before the first game of this three game series.)

Alistair has 5 half-pounds chocalate bars. it takes 1 1/2 pounds of chocalate,broken into chunks, to make a batch of cookies. how many batches can alistair mke with chocalate he has on his hand?