Please help a girl out, im so confused

Rachel reads 1/5 of the pages of a book plus 12 pages on the first day. on the second day, she reads 1/4 of the remaining pages plus 15 pages. on the third day, she reads 1/3 of the remaining pages plus 18 pages. on the fourth day, she reads the remaining 70 pages. how many total pages are in the book?

Atoy company is considering a cube or sphere-shaped container for packaging a new product. the height of the cube would equal the diameter of the sphere . compare the volume to surface area ratios of the containers. which packaging will be more efficient? for a sphere, sa =4πr²

If a || b and b | y, then ? a) x || y. b) x | a. c) a | y. d) a || y.