Does anyone know what is 1/2⋅17.?

You purchased 8 pounds 10 ounces of candy from a candy shop. you want to split it equally among 3 classrooms at a local school.

Which point on the x-axis lies on the line that passes through point c and is parallel to lino ab?

Last year, a state university received 3,560 applications from boys. of those applications, 35 percent were from boys who lived in other states. part a)how many applications did the university receive from boys who lived in other states? part b)applications to the university from boys represented 40percent of all applications. how many applications did the university receive in all? i don't how to do part b so me and plz tell how you got your answer