Mrs. martinez teaches spanish part time at a nearby college. in one class there are 12 women and 14 men; in her other class there are 11 women and 17 men. a. how many students does she have altogether.? b. how many of these students are women?

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?