Proportions in similar triangles find value of x

Compare the subtraction problems 6/8 - 5/8 = 1/8 and 6/9 - 7/9 = 1/9 why is the answer to the first problem positive and the answer to the second problem negative

Jackie purchased 3 bottles of water and 2 cups of coffee for a family for $7.35. brian bought 4 bottles of water and 1 cup of coffee for his family for $7.15. how much does each bottle of water cost? how much does each cup of coffee cost? i need this done

Use the data on the dot plot to answer the question.how many people read for more than three hours last week? i'm on a unit test review