A rectangular parking lot is 253.5 feet long and 175.5 feet wide. A 55-gallon drum of asphalt sealer covers 4,000 square feet and costs $96.50. Find the cost to seal the parking lot. (Sealer can only be purchased in full drums.)

Me with this assignment ! i only partially understand, so explain. also it's a work sample. at the championship bike race, steve and paula were fighting for first place. steve was 175 feet ahead of paula and had only 300 feet left to go. he was very tired and was going only 9 feet per second. paula was desperate to catch up and was going 15 feet per second. who won the bike race and by how far did she/he win?