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Match the scale and the actual area to the area of the corresponding scale drawing. scale: 1 inch to 4 feet actual area: 128 square feet scale: 1 inch to 7 feet actual area: 147 square feet scale: 1 inch to 8 feet actual area: 256 square feet scale: 1 inch to 5 feet actual area: 225 square feet area of scale drawing scale and actual area scale drawing area: 3 square inches arrowright scale drawing area: 8 square inches arrowright scale drawing area: 4 square inches arrowright scale drawing area: 9 square inches arrowright

72 the length of a side of a triangle is 36. a line parallel to that side divides the triangle into two parts of equal area. find the length of the segment determined by the points of intersection between the line and the other two sides of the triangle.

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?