using the standard equation of an ellipse whose major axis is along the x axis, a=5 and b=3. what is the distance between the center to each foci?

With ellipse the equation to find c or the distance from the center to the foci is c^2 = a^2 - b^2. So if you plug those numbers in you get:

c^2 = 25 - 9

c^2 = 16

c = 4

The distance from the center to each foci is 4