It’s from imagine math please help if you can

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?

Huong is organizing paperback and hardback books for her club's used book sale. the number of paperbacks is 12 less than three times the number of hardbacks. huong had 162 paperbacks. how many hardback books were there?

Its due 1. what is the product of 1/2-1/4? write your answer in standard form.a) show your work.b) is the product of 1/2x-1/4 and 5x^2-2x+6 equal to product of 1/4x-1/2 and 5x^2-2x+6? explain your answer.