Find the surface area

Nick has box brads. he uses 4 brads for the first project. nick let’s b represent the original number of brads and finds that for the second project, the number of brads he uses is 8 more than half the difference of b and 4. write an expression to represent the number of brads he uses for the second project.

Type the correct answer in the box. use numerals instead of words. if necessary, use / for the fraction bar.

Aweekly newspaper charges $72 for each inch in length and one column width. what is the cost of an ad that runs 2 column inches long and 2 columns wide? its not 288