Really confused, could i use some help?

Orly uses 2 cups of raisins for every 12 cups of trail mix she makes. how many cups of trail mix will she make if she uses 8 cups of raisins?

If p(a) = 0.70 and p(b) = 0.20, then a and b are independent events if

Aflagpole broke in a storm. it was originally 8 1 81 feet tall. 2 8 28 feet are still sticking straight out of the ground, where it snapped, but the remaining piece has hinged over and touches the ground some distance away. how far away is the end of the pole from the base of the pole along the ground?