Find the selling price of $270 bicycle with a 24% markup

Here is their argument. given the obtuse angle x, we make a quadrilateral abcd with ∠dab = x, and ∠abc = 90◦, and ad = bc. say the perpendicular bisector to dc meets the perpendicular bisector to ab at p. then pa = pb and pc = pd. so the triangles pad and pbc have equal sides and are congruent. thus ∠pad = ∠pbc. but pab is isosceles, hence ∠pab = ∠pba. subtracting, gives x = ∠pad−∠pab = ∠pbc −∠pba = 90◦. this is a preposterous conclusion – just where is the mistake in the "proof" and why does the argument break down there?

Amuffin recipe, which yields 12 muffins, calls for cup of milk for every 1 cups of flour. the same recipe calls for cup of coconut for every cup of chopped apple. to yield a batch of 30 muffins, how much flour will be needed in the mix?

One side of a rectangle is 7 feet shorter than seven times the other side. find the length of the shorter side if we also know that the perimeter of the rectangle is 306 feet.