Is 2/8 greater than 1/2

The art class is planning to paint a mural on an outside wall. this figure is a scale drawing of the wall. width: 11 in length: 28 in unit rate: 1.5 ft per in. write the ratio of the area of the drawing to the area of the actual mural. write your answer as a unit rate. show that this unit rate is equal to the square of the unit rate 1.5 ft per in

Cody ran nine miles on his first day of training. the next day he ran 1/8 that distance. how far did he run the second day?

Write the equation in general quadratic form: plz !