The shortest distance from a point to a straight line is
a. the perpendicular from the line to the point.
b. a vertical line through the point.
c. the perpendicular bisector of the line.
d. a parallel through the point to the line.

The dolphins at the webster are fed 1/2 of a bucket of fish each day the sea otters are fed 1/2 as much fish as the dolphins how many buckets of fish are the sea fed each day? simplify you answer and write it as a proper fraction or as a whole or mixed number