(a) 8x = 56 A box had x pencils. Then 8 more pencils were
placed in the box. The box now has 56 pencils.
A box has 8 pencils. Each pencil weighs x grams.
The 8 pencils weigh a combined total of 56
grams.
A box had x pencils. Then 8 pencils were
removed from the box. The box now has 56
pencils.
A box has 8 pencils. The pencils are aligned in 56
rows, with x pencils in each row.
None of the above

Me with this assignment ! i only partially understand, so explain. also it's a work sample. at the championship bike race, steve and paula were fighting for first place. steve was 175 feet ahead of paula and had only 300 feet left to go. he was very tired and was going only 9 feet per second. paula was desperate to catch up and was going 15 feet per second. who won the bike race and by how far did she/he win?