Nisha has invited a group of friends over for a spaghetti dinner. There will be eight people dining, and Nisha would like to prepare 1 1/2 cups of cooked spaghetti per person. How many 16 oz. packages of dry spaghetti must Nisha use, and in how much water should she cook the pasta? Remember, it takes 4 oz. of dry spaghetti to produce 2 cups of cooked spaghetti, and each 4 oz. of dry spaghetti requires 1 quart of water.

Expresa commuter train leaves downtown sation and travels at a average speed of 55 miles per hour towards the north side sation, which is 50miles away. thirty minutes later, express commuter train #7 leaves north side and travels at a average speed of 35miles per hour towards downtown sation. at the moment the two trains pass each other, how far(in miles) is train #12 from the downtown sation and how long(in minutes) has the #12 train been traveling