What is the base of the expression

Ablock of wood is a cube whose side is x in. long. you cut off a 1-inch thick piece from the entire right side. then you cut off a 3-inch thick piece from the entire top of the remaining shape. the volume of the remaining block is 2,002 in3. what are the dimensions of the original block of wood?

The general form of the quetion of a circle is ax^2+by^2+cx+dy+e=0 where a=b=0 if the circle has a radius of three units and the center lies on the y axis which set of values of a, b, c, d, and e might correspond to the circle

Explain why the factor 1.5 is broke. into two numbers in the model.