I don’t quite understand these two questions, anyone mind helping me out?

99 points at a zoo, the leopard pen has a ring-shaped sidewalk around it. the outer edge of the sidewalk is a circle with a radius of 12 m. the inner edge of the sidewalk is a circle with a radius of 8 m. (1 point for showing all of your work) a. write and simplify an expression for the exact area of the sidewalk. (1 point for the answer) b. find the approximate area of the sidewalk. use 3.14 to approximate π. (1 point for the answer)

Acourgette seed and a pumpkin seed is planted p(courgette seed germinates) 4/5 and p(pumpkin seed germinates) = 1/6 what is the probability that both seds germinate

How do you determine if an ordered pair is a solution to a given equation?