How far apart are 5 1/2, -7 1/2 and 5 1/2,- 1 1/2

In the following situation, determine whether you are asked to determine the number of permutations or combinations. then do the calculation how many ways are there to pick a starting five from a basketball team of twelve members? a. permutation; ps - 2520 b. combination; 1c, - 792 c. combination: 2cs - 2520 d. permutation; ps - 95040

[10 points, algebra 2-simplifying complex fractions]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?

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?