What is an easy way to figure out what operation to use when solving problems. e. g how may 3/4 are there in 6

The isosceles triangle has two sides of equal length, a, that sre longer than the length of the base ,b. the equation 2a+b=15.7 can be used to find the sides length. if one of the longer sides is 6.3 centimeters what is the length of the base

Three cylinders have a volume of 2836 cm^3. cylinder a has a height of 900 cm. cylinder b has a height of 225 cm. cylinder c has a height of 100 cm. find the radius of each cylinder. use 3.14 as an approximate for π

(05.08a)triangle abc is transformed to similar triangle a′b′c′ below: a coordinate plane is shown. triangle abc has vertices a at 2 comma 6, b at 2 comma 4, and c at 4 comma 4. triangle a prime b prime c prime has vertices a prime at 1 comma 3, b prime at 1 comma 2, and c prime at 2 comma 2. what is the scale factor of dilation? 1 over 2 1 over 3 1 over 4 1 over 5