If 40% of a number is 56 what is the original number

Which expression is equivalent to (9x - 3 1/ + 1 3/8)

You are remodeling your kitchen. you’ve contacted two tiling companies who gladly told you how long it took their workers to tile of a similar size jim completed half the floor in 8 hours. pete completed half of the other floor in 7 hours. if pete can lay 20 more tiles per hour than jim, at what rate can jim lay tiles

Harry is at the depot in dover and has deliveries to make in edinburgh, glasgow and aberdeen. from dover which of the deliveries is the shortest distance?