What is the area of this figure?

Bob is putting books on a shelf and takes a break after filling 18 1/2 inches on the book shelf. the book shelf is now 2/3 full. how long is the entire bookshelf?

Bring the fraction a/a-4 to a denominator of 16-a^2

Lizette is training for a marathon. at 7: 00 she left her house and ran until 8: 30, then she walked until 11: 30. she covered a total distance of 18 miles. her running speed was six miles per hour faster than her walking speed. find her running and walking speeds in miles per hour.