8) Erica chooses a number. She divides it by four then subtracts 11. She then divides this
result by two. Her answer is 12.5. What was the number she started with?

Every weekday, mr. jones bikes from his home to his job. sometimes he rides along two roads, the long route that is shown by the solid lines. other times, he takes the shortcut shown by the dashed line. how many fewer kilometers does mr. jones bike when he takes the shortcut instead of the long route?