When tyson opens and lays a cereal box out flat, he sees that the top and the bottom of the box both measure 11 inches by 8 inches, the sides of the box both measure 11 inches by 6 inches, and the front and back of the box both measure 8 inches by 6 inches. what is the surface area of tyson’s cereal box?

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?