Explain how to do these types of problems

In the final round of trivia competition, contestants were asked to name as many states that begin with the letter m as they could in 15 seconds. the bar graph shows the number of states the contestants were able to name. how many contestants participated in the final round of the competition?

Pokój na planie w skali 1: 100 jest prostokątem i ma wymiary 5,2cmx4,4cm. jaką powierzchnię w m2 ma pokój? ile m bieżących wykładziny dywanowej o szerokości 5m trzeba kupić by wyłożyć cały pokój jednym kawałkiem przy minimalnych stratach ? ile zapłacimy za wykładzinę jeśli 1m2 kosztuje 30 zł ?

The height of a triangle is 4 in. greater than twice its base. the area of the triangle is no more than 168 in.^2. which inequalitycan be used to find the possible lengths, x, of the base of the triangle?